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When we originally questioned the angle of the tile next to the gutter they said it had to be done that way as the original roof did not have battens so once the battens were on it raised the roof and this was the only option other than replacing all the gutter boards.Paulwirral said:
First pic from skylight to ridge showing extra row of tiles
Slightly further down the same part of roof the battens are visibleand the valley seems very wide to me
Next is further down the same part showing the gutter tile angles, the shoddy cutting to the tiles and around the waste pipe
Two pics from the skylight that was fitted which the angle of the drain doesnt look good, also one from inside where they cut a section of rafter out to fit the window
Enjoy
Slightly further down the same part of roof the battens are visibleand the valley seems very wide to me
Next is further down the same part showing the gutter tile angles, the shoddy cutting to the tiles and around the waste pipe
Two pics from the skylight that was fitted which the angle of the drain doesnt look good, also one from inside where they cut a section of rafter out to fit the window
Enjoy
Paulwirral
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I'm guessing that used to be a slate roof on the original boards ?
Sorry to confirm your suspicions but that job is a disgrace , a blind monkey with a broken arm could have done it better , the eave course needs raising as you say , a lath on edge would do it but deeper fascias and re hung gutters would be better . There's a short course of tiles one from the top when they should have measured the spar length and set the tiles out at an equal gauge . The soil pipe flashing should have a tile underneath and the lead dressed to it . The valley gutters should be back bedded with mortar and the lath ends cut off . Your roof lights are to low .
It looks a very amateur job to be honest , if they are in a federation or trade body contact it before going into any legal argument as they won't intervene if you take legal action .
If they aren't in a trade body I would pay an independent surveyor for a report and give it to the roofer , though I doubt very much they will understand it .
Good luck
Sorry to confirm your suspicions but that job is a disgrace , a blind monkey with a broken arm could have done it better , the eave course needs raising as you say , a lath on edge would do it but deeper fascias and re hung gutters would be better . There's a short course of tiles one from the top when they should have measured the spar length and set the tiles out at an equal gauge . The soil pipe flashing should have a tile underneath and the lead dressed to it . The valley gutters should be back bedded with mortar and the lath ends cut off . Your roof lights are to low .
It looks a very amateur job to be honest , if they are in a federation or trade body contact it before going into any legal argument as they won't intervene if you take legal action .
If they aren't in a trade body I would pay an independent surveyor for a report and give it to the roofer , though I doubt very much they will understand it .
Good luck
Paul has highlighted some faults RE bigger fascia which is needed to take the bottom course up at least 50mm possibly 75mm 
& the batten courses were not set out right initially
Your biggest issue though is the batten ends showing in the valley
thats a major no-no & they should be covered by the "valley" which should channel water into the gutter
Imo there is some major time & materials involved in putting that right , i would not hand over any money other than possibly the material cost on the basis you want someone else more competent to complete the works correctly
If they left that like they have they obviously cannot put the work right as they won't know how to
& the batten courses were not set out right initially Your biggest issue though is the batten ends showing in the valley
thats a major no-no & they should be covered by the "valley" which should channel water into the gutter Imo there is some major time & materials involved in putting that right , i would not hand over any money other than possibly the material cost on the basis you want someone else more competent to complete the works correctly
If they left that like they have they obviously cannot put the work right as they won't know how to
It was a tile roof on top of the boards. This created part of the problem with the gutters as there were no battens under the original tiles.
Guys were here today and addressed a few problems but not all.
Made a few excuses about why certain things were done like the extra row of tiles is because that part of roof was a different size from the rest so had to do it this way.
And the eaves course is the way it is because exactly what you say about needing deeper facias but this was not part of the job so did it their way which they say is normal.
Will get an independent to look at it as I doubt they are part of any organisation or federation.
Guys were here today and addressed a few problems but not all.
Made a few excuses about why certain things were done like the extra row of tiles is because that part of roof was a different size from the rest so had to do it this way.
And the eaves course is the way it is because exactly what you say about needing deeper facias but this was not part of the job so did it their way which they say is normal.
Will get an independent to look at it as I doubt they are part of any organisation or federation.
Paulwirral
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Just out of interest , what type - colour of tile was on the roof before it was replaced ?
Paulwirral
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Thankfully your roofer hasn't taken you to the cleaners with salvage , a few years ago it was possible to sell the salvaged slates or sometimes the tiles for more than we got paid for the job !
I used a little discretion there as I didn't want to give you even more bad news , hope you get it sorted out .
I used a little discretion there as I didn't want to give you even more bad news , hope you get it sorted out .