Roofing

1920s terrace soffit and fascia replacement

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 3.01 PM

I've just had what I thought was fascia and soffit replacement on my 1920s terrace house. It was clear that the fascias were rotten but I didn't really notice if there was a soffit because I didn't know what one was before it was done. The roof is a clay tiled roof with no felt and on another house you can see the ends of the wooden vertical (in one plane) beams (a little bit Edwardian). Now that the builder has put soffits on where it may not have had any, will I get condensation issues? Should there have been vents? Should I have needed to ask for this or should a roofer put them in where required? Also, I asked for fascia replacement and now noticed that they removed the wooden fascia but replaced with 1 inch (possibly tanalised) timber and then capped it with upvc capping. I pointed to the bits which don't lie flat (not lying straight across the building) and they just said it was because it's an old house and now I think that it is because of using flimsy capping. On top of that I pointed out the last row of tiles had dropped toward the gutters since the fascia had been replaced, so they added strips of tanalised timber (roughly 1 x 0.4 inch) to prop them up. I asked if they would rot and the roofer just got angry with me and said everything has a lifespan. Is it likely that the end tiles dropped because they used capping instead of fascia board? Does using wooden timber to support the bottom row of tiles sound appropriate? Any advice on how to get them to do the job properly?