Can Someone Help Me With This Please

[wolf63]

I have a leaking roof and am trying to contact the other 'interested parties' to arrange to get the work done.

I have one quote (much higher that I had anticipated) and will give the five others a chance to get a quote from their chosen roofer.

Question - the quote that I have is £7k for removing all the tiles etc and putting new ones on. Do I tell the other landlords this amount?

[wolf63]

Help!

I want to get this letter/email written up and sent off this afternoon

[ummmm]

It might encourage the other parties to try and find cheaper quotes.

[wolf63]

True - I have to admit that I initially intended to pay for it all myself but £7,000 is a lot of money that I could spend on other things that I probably don't need.

Thanks

[viv38]

Does the whole roof need replacing ?? I had a leaky roof and it was just a matter of a few tiles !

[wolf63]

viv - it would be cheaper to replace the lot. Over the years we have patched every leak and it has cost a lot of money. This way it is done.

[sandyRoe]

7K seems a great deal of money. The Builder, who posts here, could give you a professional view on whether it's too much.

[viv38]

Fair enough wolf. I've only had the one leak and it's been fine since the roofer replaced a few tiles.

[wolf63]

viv - should have explained fully. I live in a block of flats in a city centre. There are 6 people responsible for the cost ot the repairs. The roof is on the third floor and coming through my ceiling. It will need scaffolding.

It is getting the money out of the other people that will be the difficult bit.

[Old_Geezer]

No contract with annual maintenance payment to a kitty to cover this sort of thing ? Something is amiss.

[viv38]

Oh 'eck wolf, good luck with that !

[tamborine]

flats are leasehold & landlord usually imposes insurance with ground rent. insurance are liable.

[HansUrbancka]

The big question is 'Who owns the building'.?

I think Tamborine has a very valid point.

Hans.

[The Builder]

On the face of it, £7k sounds a lot, but if you break it down..........

Over £1,000 would be VAT.
Depending on access, it may be up to £1,000 for the scaffolding.
I've no idea of the size of the roof, but there is the cost of the new tiles/slates. If slates, then that would cost more than concrete tiles.
There could be another £1,000 for leadwork around chimneys/rooflights.

Although a quote should never be loaded for the sake of it, no one is going to re-cover a roof on three storeys for a cheap, budget amount. The cost of having to go back over any later problems would be substantial.

I'll be interested to see other quotes, Wolfers.

[wolf63]

Mr Builder - I have contacted a few more roofer guys.

To Tambo, Hans, OG ~ I am in Scotland. This is not an unusual situation.