Identify fault - Roofs and chimneys
If damage was caused deliberately or accidentally, you may be charged for the work being carried out
Roofs and chimneys
| Fault |
Additional details needed |
Advice |
| Roof leaking |
- Where is the water coming from?
- How many storeys high is the roof?
- What type of roof is it?
- Are electrical fittings getting wet?
- Can you contain the leak?
- Are there any connected problems?
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- Turn off electricity if electrical fittings are getting wet.
- Possible emergency
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| Roof tiles or slates loose or broken |
- How did it happen?
- Whereabouts on the roof is the problem?
- How many storeys high is the roof?
- What sort of tiles and how many?
- interlocking tiles
- plain tiles
- slates
- ridge or hip tiles
- Are the tiles likely to fall?
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Possible emergency |
| Garage or outhouse roof leaking or damaged |
- How did it happen?
- Where is the garage or outhouse?
- What type of roof is it?
- Is it dangerous?
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Possible emergency |
Chimney pot loose or broken
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- Is the chimney stack shared with another property?
- What is the problem?
- pot or cowl loose
- terracotta pot broken
- "Long Tom" type pot broken
- gas cowl broken
- terracotta gas cowl broken
- Is it dangerous?
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Possible emergency |
| Chimney stack loose or crumbling |
- Is the chimney stack shared with another property?
- What is the problem?
- pointing loose on brick
- pointing loose on stone
- stack crumbling
- Is it dangerous?
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Possible emergency |
Roof boards rotten or damaged
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- Where are the boards?
- Which boards are affected?
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None |
| Fumes from chimney coming into room |
- Is it a gas fire?
- If solid fuel has chimney been swept recently?
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Possible emergency |
| Flashing leaking or loose |
- Which flashing is affected?
- What type of flashing is it?
- valley or apron
- step flashing
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None |
- Call Kirklees Direct, our Repairs Call Centre on 01484 414800,
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
- When the call centre is closed, call 01484 414850.