Thoughts Please

[pastafreak]

I live in a maisonette...my building is one of four. Our roofs are due to be done ...the building opposite mine is being done now. In anticipation of being done, my bedroom ceiling started leaking last Thursday...it had rained over night. I got in touch with the management company to arrange a repair. They said someone would come Tuesday morning. Fingers x'd no rain...Someone came from the roofing company to locate leak. Was it repaired? No...they would have to wait 2 weeks until the scaffolding would be moved to my building.
It rained last night...wet bedding at lunchtime. It's raining now...I expect to be soaked about 5am. I've been sleeping in spare room because of this. But I can't now because daughter and her partner are due later. I'll thrn be hoing back to London in a few days to stay with them.
Now, am I naive to think a ladder could be used to access the roof, and a temporary repair done? When told this, I asked what would be done if it was the real rainy season...October/ November? Management seems to think I expect scaffolding to be erected just for me. No...I just want a dry environment.
Sorry if this is long winded. I just wondered what others thought.

[bednobs]

I don't know but co-incidentally i was thinking about asking you about the roof, but couldnt think of a polite way of asking you whether you found a way to afford it :)

[pastafreak]

That's ok bednobs. I'll be paying monthly...still too much. I've not paid anything yet due to the work being delayed.

[bednobs]

do you own? If so, you'll probably have to pay for someone to effect a temp repair

[pastafreak]

I may not have time for that. My visit to London has been arranged for a few weeks. I'll have to leave a key with my neighbour. The leak is not major...but it is inconvenient.

[-SharonA-]

Temporary roof repairs are not all that reliable and roofer still has to come back and do a proper job.

[bednobs]

Yes but if roof is beig replaced in short order, no point getting a proper job done, just something that'll last till then

[pastafreak]

That's what I'd expected would be done...a temporary patch.

[Cloverjo]

Would your house insurance cover it?

[Canary42]

I understand the Building Industry now forbids ladder-only working on roofs (ostensibly on H&S grounds but actually as a jolly good money-spinner for the ever-avaricious Construction Lobby)

https://www.pat.org.uk/property/06/2019/do-you-need-scaffolding-or-a-ladder-for-roof-repairs-3-questions-to-ask-yourself/2166/