Next door neighbour having roof done.

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So long of the short of it is.

Previously properties roofs overlapped. There is now a straight edge on neighbour’s side with my side clearly with tiles/half tiles missing and separation is occurring.

Conversations with builders have been cordial and was reassured that the tiles would replaced and a spine then be placed between the two properties. Now noticed that on the backside of the house it appears they have come 2 tiles over onto my side of the property, I'll assume so he can provide a straight edge for the neighbours. I have no idea of the practices involved here but I'm clearly worried the integrity of my roof will be compromised to ensure neighbours is ok.

The concern I have is that how can my roof NOT be compromised if there's a straight edge on neighbours roof?

The only saving grace here is that the builder is my next doors neighbour neighbour so he can hardly scarper if I do suffer water damage from this work.

Pity they are banging and crashing on a Sunday though :(
 
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Between famous last words and my luck, I doubt any type of reassurance will work. As you say, it's blind trust that once the work is fully complete integrity is restored.

Wrong time of year for this type of work, hohum.
 
Read up on party wall agreements, this work could fall under it

You could have your neighbour hire a surveyor on your behalf

Bit extreme but better than finding out in a years time your property needs £20k worth of repairs
 
Difficult to take photos but here’s 1. (I almost feel embarrassed taking photos of my own roof, very odd).
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You cannot tell from the image above but they have basically encroached onto my side, with tiles now missing. I can see sky (well tarpaulin) through the cracks on the boundary from my loft.

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So OK, understand the party wall agreement, in truth I have no issues with neighbour, known them for many decades and he's been open and honest about the work that's taking place. His next door neighbour, the builder, I have never met but he assures me he's reputable, and in all fairness I can't believe he would do a poor job, especially giving he lives there.

I don’t know. I recognise they have to do the work and I don't want to be that nosy and disgruntled neighbour. I suppose from the builder brethren here, when you roof do you make sure that tiles are replaced and join between properties has good integrity?
Speaking to the builder he’s the typical “yeah yeah yeah yeah don’t worry”. Maybe I’m being unfair and should just shut up and wait till the jobs done.
 
Not finished yet
Temporary battening
His felt will/probably/should do overlap yours (good job) then the battens correctly spaced out and tiles either cut to boundary or overlapping your property a small amount
 
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Not finished yet
Temporary battening
His felt will/probably/should do overlap yours (good job) then the battens correctly spaced out and tiles either cut to boundary or overlapping your property a small amount
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Well if the front is anything to go by, there will not be any overlap and a spine/join will be used. On the front side which previously overlapped, now has a straight edge on the boundary for neighbour. On my side I have tile and half tiles missing where they've created that straight edge. Work isn't finished as the spine/join has yet to be placed. It would seem obvious they would need to replace the tiles removed as part of that initial work when they create the join/spine. Just at the moment it looks like he’s blown my roof integrity to ensure next doors is good.

As you say I hope the tiles are cut/replaced, even though the new tile appears different, otherwise why would you opt for a spine/join? This then begs the question how will the new tiles coexist with mine on my side of the boundary.

Gah, the whole thing is stressful.

Ahh, as previously mentioned I should "get over it" until there's actually something worth crying over.
 
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I cant understand how hes trying to join the tiles to your boundary. What do you mean by a spine join? For a proper job he would just tooth/blend the tiles in so there would be no obvious linear joint. If he leaves a straight join then it compromises the integrity of the roof. Is he a registered roofer? can you get a closer look at what kind of detail he has used on the neighbours side?
Are the new tiles the same type as the existing? Maybe the new tiles are a different type to those on either side and hes having to do some kind of bodge up joint
Heres an image of what the joint should look like.
http://www.k-roofing.co.uk/images/replacement_roof_tiles.jpg

Thinking about it hes most probably using a different type of tile to the existing ones. In which case he should be using a bonding gutter.
 
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He's basically doing 3 roofs to include his own in the middle. When I asked regarding how the join would look between properties he indicated a "join", like a valley of flashing between the 2 properties, similar in fact to the boundary on my other neighbour’s side.

Perhaps like:
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Looking at the front side, they have started the tiling in a straight line using a piece of timber. I can only assume they will do exactly the same on the back side.
 
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Just keep an eye on it and make sure they install a bonding gutter under the tiles where the new tiles abut the existing ones.
 
The straight edge is perfectly normal there are rows of terraced houses locally that are covered in them. Horrible to look at but should be fine if done properly.
 
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