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:annoyed: A long rant.......
A little background
I have what are commonly called dormer windows the type that sick out from the tiled roof. These have a flat felted roof to them.
The roofs need re-felting about every 15years or so
Late spring this year we had a leak, there was water dripping through the bathroom ceiling a good sign that the felt was well past its sell by date.
We duly called a "roofer" the one that usually does our re-felts. he came sorted it I re- did the bathroom ceiling no problem....
Until last week-end, I noticed a bulge in the ceiling a good sign that the roof was indeed leaking again... bugger! poke a small hole in the ceiling to allow the water to drain through and call roofer. 15 year guarantee with these things.......
Roofer No problem. I'll be out tommorow to have a look
2 days later he turned up
Roofer Well these things last 30 years I did one there there there ( pointing to houses around the area) So they don't leak in 6 months you must have a plumming problem
Me I have looked in the loft, there are no pipes leaking or running within 3 feet of the leak.
Rooferwell it must be travelling along the roof from somewhere else
Me ?!
Roofer well they don't leak you have two layes bonded ya de ya de ya.. I did one there there there years ago and they didn't leak
Me I don't give a monkey's penis about there there there
I drags the roofer up stairs to look up into the ceiling, to veiw the large hole I had now made so I could see the underside of the flat roof about 9" above.
the water was indeed dripping through the decking boards and had made a wet patch between / spanning 3 rafters
even with the sight of his own eyes he kept saying well this type of material doesn't leak I did that one that one ... ya de ya de ya
Have you ever really wanted to slap someone around the face to knock a little sense into them ? well you know how I felt at that point
roofer it must be the tiles leaking ( flat roof ?!)
Me now starting to get very agitated and finding a few more word to my vocabulary that I reserve espcially for ass holes!
You offer a guarantee right?
Roofer Yep 15 years
Me you remember doing this about 6 months or so ago?
Roofer yep
Me well I guess that means you have 14.5 years to get it fixed before the guarantee runs out, preferabley this side of Christmas would be good though
Roofer turns up Sat PM crashes about on the roof and dissapears before I had even got the kettle on!
Well you guessed it the roof still leaks, the roofer is not answering his phone or returning my messages.
I will give him the rest of the day as "grace"
Tommorow I start using other peoples phones / getting a mate on nights / to call him day and night until he picks up! I have his mobile and home phone number...........
I feel a little better now, but you can bet your life that I will have to get someone else in to do the job though.
Milton Keynes roofing is the name of the company, the guy doesn't give receipts as he only works for cash The surprising thing is he has been in bussiness as far as I know for about 25 years, could be longer.
So if you are in my area and need a roofer "who Ya gonna call ?
A little background
I have what are commonly called dormer windows the type that sick out from the tiled roof. These have a flat felted roof to them.
The roofs need re-felting about every 15years or so
Late spring this year we had a leak, there was water dripping through the bathroom ceiling a good sign that the felt was well past its sell by date.
We duly called a "roofer" the one that usually does our re-felts. he came sorted it I re- did the bathroom ceiling no problem....
Until last week-end, I noticed a bulge in the ceiling a good sign that the roof was indeed leaking again... bugger! poke a small hole in the ceiling to allow the water to drain through and call roofer. 15 year guarantee with these things.......
Roofer No problem. I'll be out tommorow to have a look
2 days later he turned up
Roofer Well these things last 30 years I did one there there there ( pointing to houses around the area) So they don't leak in 6 months you must have a plumming problem
Me I have looked in the loft, there are no pipes leaking or running within 3 feet of the leak.
Rooferwell it must be travelling along the roof from somewhere else
Me ?!
Roofer well they don't leak you have two layes bonded ya de ya de ya.. I did one there there there years ago and they didn't leak
Me I don't give a monkey's penis about there there there
I drags the roofer up stairs to look up into the ceiling, to veiw the large hole I had now made so I could see the underside of the flat roof about 9" above.
the water was indeed dripping through the decking boards and had made a wet patch between / spanning 3 rafters
even with the sight of his own eyes he kept saying well this type of material doesn't leak I did that one that one ... ya de ya de ya
Have you ever really wanted to slap someone around the face to knock a little sense into them ? well you know how I felt at that point
roofer it must be the tiles leaking ( flat roof ?!)
Me now starting to get very agitated and finding a few more word to my vocabulary that I reserve espcially for ass holes!
You offer a guarantee right?
Roofer Yep 15 years
Me you remember doing this about 6 months or so ago?
Roofer yep
Me well I guess that means you have 14.5 years to get it fixed before the guarantee runs out, preferabley this side of Christmas would be good though
Roofer turns up Sat PM crashes about on the roof and dissapears before I had even got the kettle on!
Well you guessed it the roof still leaks, the roofer is not answering his phone or returning my messages.
I will give him the rest of the day as "grace"
Tommorow I start using other peoples phones / getting a mate on nights / to call him day and night until he picks up! I have his mobile and home phone number...........
I feel a little better now, but you can bet your life that I will have to get someone else in to do the job though.
Milton Keynes roofing is the name of the company, the guy doesn't give receipts as he only works for cash The surprising thing is he has been in bussiness as far as I know for about 25 years, could be longer.
So if you are in my area and need a roofer "who Ya gonna call ?