Getting it Watertight: 2023 Extension Build Ep.4

The extension roof is complete, and Sam turns his attention to the front of the house.
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Weatherproofing and Tiling the Roof Stage:
Underlayment Installation:
Before the tiles are laid, a protective underlayment (often called roofing felt or tar paper) is spread across the roof's decking. This acts as an additional moisture barrier, preventing any rainwater that gets past the tiles from penetrating the interior.
Laying Roof Tiles:
Roof tiles are methodically laid starting from the eaves (the roof's lower edge) and moving upwards to the ridge (the top). They overlap in a way that channels water off the roof, ensuring it doesn’t seep through.
Depending on the design, ridge tiles might cap off the very top of the roof, sealing the junction where the two sides of the roof meet.
Fixing and Securing Tiles:
Tiles can be nailed, clipped, or adhered, depending on the type and regional practices. This ensures they remain in place, resisting wind uplift and other external forces.
Flashing Installation:
Flashing is a thin sheet or strip of water-resistant material, commonly metal, used to prevent water intrusion at areas of the roof like valleys, chimneys, vents, or where the roof meets walls. This is crucial for preventing leaks.
Guttering and Downpipes:
Once the roof is tiled, guttering is affixed to the eaves. Downpipes are also installed to channel rainwater away from the building's foundation.
Inspection and Quality Assurance:
The roof is inspected to ensure that tiles are properly laid, flashings are well-sealed, and there are no potential leak points. It's essential to confirm that the roof is fully waterproofed.
Interior Protection:
With the roof effectively tiled and sealed, the extension's interior is now shielded from the elements. This means that internal work can commence, such as insulation installation, drywall, electrical, and plumbing, without the risk of rainwater damage.
This stage is pivotal because construction can progress without significant weather-related interruptions once the extension is shielded from rain. Properly executed, it ensures the longevity and comfort of the extended space.
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  • @cglees
    @cglees10 ай бұрын

    Great work all round. Love the soft background music it’s very relaxing to listen to whilst watching someone else work for a change 👍

  • @jruk1981
    @jruk198110 ай бұрын

    Yes the timing would be better if the camera panned to show what’s being discussed. Top of the pillar, twisted strap positions etc. nice work though Sam and the team

  • @strummer6642

    @strummer6642

    10 ай бұрын

    You've got to remember the builder is being promoted, it's not sloppy camera work

  • @Ultimate-roofing-square.
    @Ultimate-roofing-square.10 ай бұрын

    Nice Sam. In the dry now. 😄

  • @JK-yf9sx
    @JK-yf9sx10 ай бұрын

    I wonder why the cameraman thinks we want to to endlessly watch the builder instead of the work that the builder is describing and doing

  • @zlib

    @zlib

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree! It’s quite frustrating, point the camera at what he’s taking about!!!!!!

  • @cglees

    @cglees

    10 ай бұрын

    I don’t agree

  • @eastcoast4233

    @eastcoast4233

    7 ай бұрын

    Politely I entirely agree. We want to hear from them, especially why they are doing something a particular way etc, but this could be achieved through voice overs and shorter clips of people. I recognise he does a lot of voiceovers in his topical videos but there does seem to be a lot less in the extension series.

  • @yesconstructionltd
    @yesconstructionltd10 ай бұрын

    Nice, clean work 😊

  • @stephenadams9767
    @stephenadams976710 ай бұрын

    looks a quality job to me

  • @Brown969
    @Brown96910 ай бұрын

    I make the same face as Sam when nailing off hangers 😂

  • @elliejake11
    @elliejake1110 ай бұрын

    Coming along nicely Sam, looks a neat job👍 do like traditional copper, but when I do use plastic I use a company called Buteline, can not fault it! It’s a crimp system that’s easy to use, well worth a look!

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    I use that Buteline system as well. The only drawback is that it is 16mm but you never get a leak

  • @MT_T991
    @MT_T99110 ай бұрын

    If it helps anyone, when i cut studding i clean the ends up with a "Laser 7510" its a deburring and chamfer tool, only a small thing but makes life a bit easier

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    They are great but not many people know about them. We should do a video

  • @user-my9yn4yn6y
    @user-my9yn4yn6y10 ай бұрын

    Great stuff. Is OSB/sheething board not needed underneath the breather membrane to support it or is that not how it’s done?

  • @soylentgreen326
    @soylentgreen32610 ай бұрын

    Round here we say as watertight as a Bisbey wallet❤

  • @skimmingstoness
    @skimmingstoness10 ай бұрын

    Great finish, you should see the shoddy workmanship on £500k new builds up the road from me. Absolutely diabolical what some trades think they can get away with.

  • @eastcoast4233
    @eastcoast42337 ай бұрын

    I hope I haven’t missed it but I really wanted to see what they did about the new gutters and especially drainage from them. Loads of videos about fitting gutters out there and nearly none on UK-style drainage (all show USA-style run-offs). Help!

  • @alec1113
    @alec111310 ай бұрын

    Best thing i ever did was invest in a palm nailer when nailing roofing straps or support brackets . Your plumbers is 100% correct , push fit or sharkbite fitting shouldnt be used behind walls or places you cannot get access to . Over here in the usa they use tar shingle for roofing which in the uk if tar shingles was used it would be relogated to the garden shed . Your add on is looking great , all the best

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    You can use compression fittings on plastic, there is no need for push-fit. Also it is good to run plastic under floors and put all the fittings above. I have a palm nailer but the PPN nailder is much quicker for hangers.

  • @alec1113

    @alec1113

    10 ай бұрын

    Sorry for my mistake about the plumbing fittings. I have really enjoyed your build 👍

  • @spanishpeaches2930

    @spanishpeaches2930

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@alec1113It's quite a common mistake by people...perhaps not plumbers..to think that compression fittings and plastic pipe do not mix. I love pushfit , but have had to use compression fittings occasionally with it.

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild10 ай бұрын

    Lovely job🤙🏽🤙🏽🧱👍🏼

  • @SJWardBuilders

    @SJWardBuilders

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Will-nz1oe
    @Will-nz1oe10 ай бұрын

    Little tip use a glazing hammer for the fascia pins doesn't mark it

  • @tinytonymaloney7832
    @tinytonymaloney783210 ай бұрын

    These videos are so good. Agree with Mr Plumber entirely, old school and all that, copper pipe used and proven for donkeys years, never liked plastic push fit stuff, prefer to have that satisfaction of a solid sound job plus not having to get called back on a failed joint. 👍

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    You can use compression fittings on plastic. It also stands up to freezing a lot better.

  • @jamiesheehan8165
    @jamiesheehan816510 ай бұрын

    I wish I could work with these guys and learn how to do things properly

  • @johnnymetalcore5608
    @johnnymetalcore560810 ай бұрын

    Next time don’t use a toffee hammer guys 😂

  • @partharoy467
    @partharoy46710 ай бұрын

    Sir,is it necessary to soak bricks before bricks lying?(indian weather)

  • @1987pagey
    @1987pagey10 ай бұрын

    Prefer to see a 45 on the soffit not butted up but tidy job

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    That is a long unsupported cut.

  • @1987pagey

    @1987pagey

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SkillBuilder on the corners

  • @dustyfruitypie1633
    @dustyfruitypie16339 ай бұрын

    Do you not put cavity trays in down South?

  • @adamuk73

    @adamuk73

    6 ай бұрын

    I was thinking the same 🤔🤔🤔

  • @stephena2720
    @stephena272010 ай бұрын

    That white column wasn't exactly plum was it. 😂

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes it was, once it had been jacked up and set. It is spot on.

  • @adamelekes
    @adamelekes10 ай бұрын

    What material that white column is made of?

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    GRP

  • @adamelekes

    @adamelekes

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SkillBuilder thx

  • @Ben-in6qh
    @Ben-in6qh10 ай бұрын

    Who specced those ceiling joists, only holding a bit of plasterboard 😂 with the price of timber 😢

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    Well it wasn't the builder, but they won't sag.

  • @phil2544
    @phil254410 ай бұрын

    your cameraman needs to step back and show what's going on, rather than just the person who's talking

  • @ireneforward8115

    @ireneforward8115

    10 ай бұрын

    Yes , my thought as well .

  • @TheMrjoehughes

    @TheMrjoehughes

    9 ай бұрын

    Yer mate

  • @sadiporter2966
    @sadiporter296610 ай бұрын

    roger, you should make a video about the airated concrete scandal that it is the news that is resulting in schools closing.

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    I am on it

  • @jamescrowther1234
    @jamescrowther123410 ай бұрын

    How much does an extension like this cost roughly?

  • @SJWardBuilders

    @SJWardBuilders

    10 ай бұрын

    between 1.8k and 2.2k per square metre but every job is different and cost vary hugely depending on your area

  • @jamescrowther1234

    @jamescrowther1234

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SJWardBuilders I'd best get saving then, cheers!

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    Double it in London and then take the customer's phone number and multiply that by the square root of the last number, add on the congestion charge and a bit for parking fines and £10.00 sandwiches. Let's call it £6.k per square metre for cash.

  • @jamescrowther1234

    @jamescrowther1234

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SkillBuilder 😂 in that case, I hope Yorkshire rates are much more reasonable!

  • @vic6820

    @vic6820

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@SkillBuilderOr same price but just go by the square inch.

  • @shedlife1783
    @shedlife17839 ай бұрын

    What’s that white plastic thing on his arm?

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    9 ай бұрын

    Type 1 diabetes, It monitors blood sugar levels and sends alerts to his phone.

  • @shedlife1783

    @shedlife1783

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SkillBuilder ok thanks. Not a police electronic tag then…

  • @lew6073
    @lew607310 ай бұрын

    Why don’t you hammer the nails all the way home on the roof tiles?

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    You can break the tile

  • @troyboy4345
    @troyboy434510 ай бұрын

    Bill Skillder .... knew him well, No 42 Downing crescent, his Mrs was a Nurse .... Pilaster btw.

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    @raducristiandumitrescu180610 ай бұрын

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  • @anthonyworthington6495
    @anthonyworthington649510 ай бұрын

    Still think that footing for a 4" post is excessive I know you have to spread the weight but what a waste of money

  • @peterthebricky
    @peterthebricky10 ай бұрын

    Blowers don't clean holes

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    Funny that because a hell of a lot of dust comes out.

  • @bdizzle7633

    @bdizzle7633

    10 ай бұрын

    @@SkillBuilder put the hose into the side where it becomes a suction tool and the run it over the hole whilst using the hole brush tool also be amazed how much dust still comes out hopefully a little tip shared as I’ve picked up enough from you guys over the years 👍🏻

  • @GrumpyGarry121
    @GrumpyGarry12110 ай бұрын

    Get that camera man back on the mixer

  • @bretty453
    @bretty45310 ай бұрын

    Didn't see half the stuff being talked about or being pointed at. Useless camera operator on this one. 🙄

  • @MelbourneAlan
    @MelbourneAlan10 ай бұрын

    nice bunch of guys and gal and good workers. job looks great but for the love of god will someone sit the camera man down and show them how to film properly. sams a decent looking guy but i dont want to see him for 10 min instead of what he is talking about. most people watching would rather a video with great content but basic camera work that fancy artistic shots and no focus on the work . dont want this to come across as too negative. . great bunch of guys and gal

  • @MrTomomahony
    @MrTomomahony10 ай бұрын

    cut the rafter 45 mm shorter and fix a 4x2 across to gain the 45 mm you have a solid fixing !

  • @SJWardBuilders

    @SJWardBuilders

    10 ай бұрын

    Good idea but that extra timber cost extra money for only a small gain!!

  • @SkillBuilder

    @SkillBuilder

    10 ай бұрын

    I have never seen anyone do that. James King liked to put up some OSB and then the fascia but he went bankrupt giving away all those extra bits.

  • @TheToolnut

    @TheToolnut

    10 ай бұрын

    I always fit a sub fascia and sub soffit, 12mm marine plywood. I can put a fixing anywhere I want then. I hide the polypins behind the gutter on the fascia, 👍💪🔨🇮🇪

  • @MrTomomahony

    @MrTomomahony

    10 ай бұрын

    Really went bust for adding a bit of 4x2 .theres more to it than that