Would you be happy with this roofing job?

[Roofing]

Testing name change before I start this thread

Just had roof replaced- this is the work- would appreciate some opinions please.

@Pigletjohn if you could give me your thoughts would be much appreciated before I raise it with the roofer

At first glance it looks at a minimum very slapdash and not tidy
not sure about tiles and if there should be gaps etc but from and aesthetic point of view it’s not good

Looks poor. Messy and gaps in the tiles look there's a risk of leaking.

I agree, I’m not happy at all.

That's not a good job I don't think.
The tiles have adequate overlap lacking vertically from the looks of it, you can get away with that of you've got a gulley below to catch the inevitable, I can't see if they've got a gulley in place, but if not, your primary rain barrier is already breached and relying on the secondary layer (the sarking/ membrane) which isn't really designed for the kind of flow you'd get from the rain running from above and channelled to that point and shouldn't be the only line of defence anyway.
The lead flashing they've fashioned where the 3 sides of the two valleys meet looks like it's relying on a bit of overlap of the sarking to catch the rain, which isn't a very stable way to do it.. though a bit hard to tell from the picture how wide the overlap is.
The cement to act as a weather barrier at the gable is slapdash and it would be far better visually and for rain purposes to have used a gable overhang product such as in this video -

(Picked at random, but shows the difference in finish)

The valley tiles look like they don't get overlapped properly, there is is roof felt hanging out of the bottom as if they are relying on this to carry the water away.

I also wonder if the cement mix is wrong. There is some sagging to the sides and has shrunk away from the ridge tile, too much water in the mix?

Love the variety of questions that pop up on here from time to time!

To answer the question - absolutely not, there's gaps!

(not an expert in roofing though)

Thanks everyone, appreciate the comments. Glad it’s not just me, roofer has come back and apparently sorted it all with silicone in about 10 minutes.

I don’t even know how to respond.

Oh no. Not at all OK. I would not pay for that. It’ll need fixing by a properly trained professional

Dh is a roofer(a good one) and has been one for 34 years.

I showed him those photos and at first glance he said “what the fuck have they done” He then said that’s horrendous!

get them back out or get another company’s opinion on the work and go back with a detailed list of what’s wrong.

@2chocolateoranges could your dh specifically explain what problems could occur so I can go back please?

The mortar is a mess, but does this affect the likelihood of rain ingress etc?

I also showed my roofer partner (family trade, Nearly 40 years experience). It's a mess, these pictures don't show what's underneath the valleys, are they lined? Either way it's very untidy. His advice was to get it surveyed and go from there. When I told him about them being up there for 10 mins with some silicone and it being fixed, he laughed, hard. I'm so sorry, this must be a nightmare for you but your instinct is spot on.

Fixed with silicone! 😱😱😱

So sorry you've had cowboys, horribly stressful. 😭

If you still owe anything, whatever you do, don't pay!

Who recommended him to you and I'm guessing you haven't paid yet

Also shown this to builder DH.
Looks like your "roofer" has used two different types of valley tile, there should be of courses of valley tiles and roof tiles. The rows should carry on round at the same level with no gaps. The roof tiles should be cut to fit neatly up to the valley tiles, no gaps or bits where the roof tiles ride up over the valley tiles.
If the two sides are different pitches, you should use either a lead valley or a fibreglass one.
That cement is a right mess.

Silicone? He's having a laugh!

Thanks everyone, this is helpful, just so I can word things properly.
I’ve already paid unfortunately- I paid before I checked the work. You can’t see the mess from the ground as it’s quite a high roof.

Not really sure what to do now, he clearly doesn’t see anything wrong with his work 😂

Well at least he didn't try to fix it with sellotape.

My concern is not so much the verges or the saddle that may not be there where the lower ridge meets the roof, it's actually the lead gutter where two valleys meet. This is a really weak point because it's basically all the rain off three sides of the roof.
I'd want to make sure the lead goes a few hundred millimetres up each way depending on the roof pitch, and it's detailed correctly so it doesn't crack.

No I would not, and neither should you be.

I don't want to ask how much you paid out as I think it all needs doing again -and not by this builder, who has proved himself a cowboy.

Would trading standards help? (If they still exist?)

Those valleys have not been done by someone who knows what they are doing. There is a valley tile missing on the bottom course on two of them. It should all sit neatly with no gaps.

Like someone above said they are designed for a certain pitch and it looks like its not. The two pitches could be different?
rosemarys should have a double row on the bottom as well ?

Sorry to say this but you need to get them looked at as soon as poss as they will leak sooner than later. They need stripping and redoing properly maybe with a valley instead ?

Id be ashamed of myself if someone had paid me to do that ☹️ Unfortunately what is a good job differs vastly from person to person.

Thank you again for the replies. It’s as I thought really- I don’t understand it either- he seemed very pleasant, the sealant business has put me off asking him to do any more work.