soaking loft space

[tay]

after being in the house only a few months i had a drip of water on my head out the loft door,we had someone come look at it, they said it will dry out leave your loft door off,after we thought it dried out we put the door back on and the problem started again,only the ceilings upstairs had got wet patches on, they sent someone out to re-seal the ceilings and they said all will be ok, well after 4years of still reporting this and the problem is worse than ever,it sounds like a rain storm in my loft everyday....the ceilings are worse than ever,brown stains on them and wet patches as wide as the rooms, still we are no further forward with knowing what to do next, the hose is only 4years old and has been a problem from the very start!! help!

[NewHomeExpert]

The loft door should be shut!!!! What you are doing is allowing warm mosit air into a cold roof space where it condenses on the roofing felt and timbers and drops off.

Do not discount the possiblity of a leaking roof or a plumbing leak.
As you reported this problem to your builder within two years and they have failed to fix it, you are still covered by the NHBC warranty. Write to the NHBC and make a claim and enclose all copies of letters and e mails to your builder regarding this problem.

For everyone else's benefit who was your builder?

[tay]

Thank you for the advice thats great, the builder was william davis,they built the houses for trent and dove for the affordable housing 50% share basis,thanks again!!

[NewHomeExpert]

If your house is a 50% shared equity, why not get the Housing Association to help with this?

I have not heard of your builder!

[tay]

trent and dove dont normally deal with anything but are trying to deal with this,i just wanted advice of what to do if they dont fix it!!

[AACS]

I am sorry to hear about your problems. We previously experienced it to a far less severe degree in a previous home. Having moved from the problem some years go, we have now moved again (Taylor Wimpey) and I discovered at the weekend that the plastic sheeting inside our loft was covered in condensation. Boxes were soggy and fabric things had gone moldy.
Standing up there I could hear drips falling onto the boards I had laid during the summer

[NewHomeExpert]

I am sorry to hear about your problems. We previously experienced it to a far less severe degree in a previous home. Having moved from the problem some years go, we have now moved again (Taylor Wimpey) and I discovered at the weekend that the plastic sheeting inside our loft was covered in condensation. Boxes were soggy and fabric things had gone moldy.
Standing up there I could hear drips falling onto the boards I had laid during the summer

Oh dear another Taylor Wimpey problem new home!
There should not be any "plastic sheeting" inside a roof space!
Do you mean the under-felt. New types may look like "plastic" - it is normally white, blue or grey.

[NewHomeExpert]

trent and dove dont normally deal with anything but are trying to deal with this,i just wanted advice of what to do if they dont fix it!!

As I said, check the roof for leaks and leaking pipewoprk first.
Then if you havent found any, the roof will need proper permanent ventilation.
Normally this is via the soffit or fascias. You can have ventilated ridge tiles fitted and/or vent tiles to the main roof.