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Roofing in the rain

Posted by Carol Slinger, on
Hello, My new roof installation was started yesterday. It was raining and when i went into my bedroom the ceiling was wet. I went into the loft to look and i could see that the felt had been put on the ceiling but there was two slight holes in it. I could also see that there was no plywood on the roof. The roofer is coming back today to continue today (it is raining again). The builder said the roof could be done in the rain and he said yes it was no problem. when i asked ifthere would be any problems with the roof being done in the rain he said no. My question is should the roof be installed in the rain and what could the issues be if it was installed in the rain? The room that has been wet had only just been replastered and painted. Will this need replastering again? Thank you for any help you can offer.
Ciprian Enache

Ciprian Enache

No roofer will install felt membrane in the rain. He must be in a major rush if does that. The problem is that felt won't stick % and can course leaks in the future.
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james cross

james cross

It's ridiculous for the roof to be fitted in the rain especially if the rooms just been plastered he just sounds like he's in a rush every roofing contractor like myself has wet day , you will have serious problems if you let him continue today I'm afraid in the future
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craig hollingworth

craig hollingworth

Hi Carol often when your having a new roof on there tends to be a little water ingress , however this could be prevented if the roof is made water tight by either installing the roofing membrane [felt] or by using tarpaulins , if the rain that came in isn't a result of days of water ingress no re plastering should be required maybe just some paint touch up , but to answer your question , yes many roofs are installed when its raining it just depends on the severity of the rain and if the tradesman has made provisions for the possibility of rain , I wouldn't worry too much as long as the tradesman has agreed to rectify and damage caused kind Regards Craig
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