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I was viewing a potential job today; I was asked to come and assess a roof to find the cause of a leak / damp on the wall and check rafters for damage / rot.
The issue was on a gable wall; before I even got over the threshold Mr Homeowner informed me proudly that it was definitely the roof that was the issue as he had repointed it himself. At this point I saw Mrs homeowner rolling her eyes so violently that I honestly thought they may leave her head and move into a low earth orbit.
A cursory inspection revealed that the issue was that the gable wall had suddenly and inexplicably begun protruding beyond the roof tiles.
While I was taking measurements Mrs homeowner bluntly informed me that the issue only started after the wall was repointed. My quote will be astronomical as the only way I'm going to put myself in the middle of that impending divorce is if my take-home matches that of a Harley Street boob enlarger.
TLDR it's not just builders from 30 years ago that do bad jobs and at least your significant other can't blame you for this.