Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Apr 18, 2012 7:18 pm Hey there, About a week ago I noticed the side of one of my rooms had brown stains in the corner after a very bad thunderstorm. I assumed that it was just a result of the thunderstorm and it was just a one off (it had been raining very hard). A few days more of raining and it turned out that water was getting into the roof somehow, I went through the gutters and some of them were blocked by moss, after a few hours of cleaning out the gutters in the rain the waterways were clear and the water was flowing through the pipes again like it should, or else it seemed to be. Anyway, long story short two rooms in my house are leaking and when it rains, as it is now on and off and will be for the next few days I have to babysit them and make sure I'm putting towels and newspapers down to try and minimize the damage. The leaks are quite bad, and it seems it's much more serious than that, because when it rains I can hear water flowing between the walls of the two rooms in between the gibrock of the two rooms. I took out insurance on the house today, but unfortunately it will not be active till the 20th of this month. I'm sure this has something to do with the tiles on top of the roof, and like I said with the rooves of two rooms leaking and water slipping between two walls it is already very serious. I have lived in this house for about 4 years so far and have never ever had such a huge problem with the roof, however the house is about 40 or 50 years old. What should I, and can I do as I am writing the roof is still leaking and I can hear water flowing through the walls. How much does it cost usually to replace the tiles on the roof. Should I ring a roof repairer? What is the most cost effective way to fix the roof? Re: Serious Leakage in the House 4Apr 18, 2012 10:10 pm It really isn't the SES's responsibility ... they are the State Emergency Service after all They only call in crews during severe weather events or natural disasters in any case. You really need to get a roof tiler or general builder out there ASAP to identify the cause of leakage and repair as quickly as possible. If you advise them of your difficulty when you call them, they may even be able to bring out tarpaulins and cover it up (for a fee of course) at the time of their quote inspection. Given that the roof doesn't have a prior history of leakage and this water ingress has manifested quite rapidly, it sounds like a localised problem rather than a general one. It's unlikely that all tiles will require replacement - far more likely that some localised damage has occurred to the roof (eg cracking or dislodgement of tiles) whilch hopefully should be reasonably affordable to fix. I agree with Althom but there also may be a problem with the terra cotta stormwater pipe discharging water in that areas as well. You can just see the top of the pipe at… 2 14893 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 6980 How good is Simeon?! Always taking time to help others out! Wish we were building in NSW and could work together. Thanks for all that you do! 7 6515 |