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Leaky roof woes.
I’ve had some work done over the last few months. Skylights put in and a small extension. We’re currently trying to trace a leak which happens during very heavy rain only at certain wind directions.
The chap who put the skylights in is fucking impossible to pin down and the builders who did the extension think the roofer needs to come back (I agree) as we saw evidence of damp in the sarking/plasterboard when the extension was done.
It’s been pishing down so the leak is in full flow and I’ve been up on the roof taking a look as well as blasting a hose pipe but I can’t replicate the leak with a hose even after an hour.
What I did notice was some crazy big spacing in the slates which I assume the roofer has created when doing the roof lights. Those aren’t good right?
However the leak is nowhere near those slates it’s actually at the bottom right of the roof near the ladder in the below photo. All slates are legit around the right most skylight and I’ve blasted it with a hose at ever angle so I’m stuck for ideas...