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Hoping an expert can help..
We had a loft extension back in 2015
and a new partially flat, partially pitched roof was made. At the time I
thought the roofers had done a great job, but Storm Eunice came along
on Friday and blew off about 15 ridge tiles (one of which landed on a
kitchen roof lantern and smashed it - doh).
I was surprised that a
newish roof would fare so badly in the storm, especially since we seem
to have suffered more than anyone else on our road. Having said that,
our next door neighbour also lost a load of ridge tiles, and his roof is
only two years old (interestingly, he used the same builder as we did).
So,
my question: Would it be reasonable for me to expect that my roof was
constructed according to BS5534:2014? In other words, should my roof
have had mechanical fixings on the ridge tiles, rather than just laid
onto mortar?