If you've got the standard tile roof you might want to check and make sure that there's not a lot of dead leaves or other debris piling up in the valleys. During the torrential downpour today water started pouring down one of our inside walls. I went up in the attic to see where the roof was leaking and found water streaming in from half way down one of the valleys. There were a couple of leaves poking out between the tiles and the valley metal where the water was coming in so I pulled them, and whatever else I could grab, out and the water stopped coming in. When the rain let up I went outside to check the roof and, sure enough, the valleys were piled high with gunk.

So, something else to go on the periodic maintenance list.

Metal gable roof , with no valleys, one le3ss job I'll have to do

do not install gutters & leaders and your problem is solved except for the holes the rain will make in the soil and create loads of mud but then you can always concrete the walk way around the house or place some stones. I have idea dig a long & big hole about 3 meters (10FT) deep and about 6 CM wide (2 ft) and dump some gravel in the hole and fill it make it the length of the house and most of the problem will be eliminated (make sure the gravel stones are not to small ) it act like a leech field except it only rain water not sewage

well the house im building now has a total of 12, yes 12 valleys , someones going to be busy i guess, and its not going to be me !!!!!!

Actually, the problem was with the roof valleys, not with the gutters. This house doesn't have any. The valley metal was done on the cheap (what a surprise) and wasn't wide enough to prevent spills when trash in the valley dammed up the water.

Wow, 12 valleys. I though the house I'm building now was getting messy when I designed the roof with just 4 valleys and 5 hips.

the wife wanted a fancy roof, so i designed a fancy roof. its a work of art !!!!!! the builder was a little concerned when he saw the plans, but i told him to look on it as a challenge.

Only 1 valley on my casa and the bro-in-law tested that before the rainy season and so far, no worries.

12 valleys though? That will be a bit peng nah?

AussieBoy wrote:Metal gable roof , with no valleys, one le3ss job I'll have to do

HUH, WHAT.....I CAN'T HEAR YOU......I'M INSIDE YOUR HOUSE AND IT'S RAINING REALLY HARD........

Insulation fixes that problem

also like the tile roofs, color selection, noise, looks much better, but you can't walk on it. and it breaks rather easy, if ex girlfriend wants her clothes back and decides to bomb the house. how's that Galee, flashback.

new apartment i'm in, has real roof, not sure what that is, but around everyplace else is the colored metal roof, not the coragated stuff that looks like fencing, and i have walked on it, over the metal supports of course, it's still tinnish. but looks nice and yes a bit noisier, but if i ever, well, i will, build again, i think i go with that stuff, with a good, non wood base, so i can walk anywhere and less noise. but i kind of like hearing the rain.

any use of my senses is stimulated, well, with the exception of that speaker on the pole. though, while rambling, a lass was on there yesterday, no annoying loud music to announce her arrival, and spoke at a normal tone and, VOLUME. could actually undersand her, if i spoke thai. to it's not the system, it's the one who just likes to hear themselves talk. hmm, that sounds a little too close to home

Sounds like you're starting to get used to the noise from the pole speakers, LA. You've found a home.

starting to get used to the noise from the pole speakers

sadly not, but just goes to show, they can actual use them without being totally arrogant and obnoxous to their fellow neighbors. unless i see something nice, which not seriously looking, i'll be here for another 6 months, but doubt any longer. unless i find a perfect lot and decide to build another right away, which is also doubtful. place is a little noisier than i want, but not as bad as others i hear about, but could use some more ac's, that i'm not going to buy. just too hot, don't mind the extra 1000 baht a month for ac's, but fans just aren't cutting it.

Actually, if the tiles are the common glazed concrete tiles and not clay tiles you can walk on them without a problem. I've walked on mine. CPAC ads say they're strong enough to run on but I'm not going to try that out.

For the heat, for my last 2 rental houses I've added fiberglass insulation over the ceilings of the rooms I use most. I figure it's paid for itself over the course of a year in terms of smaller electric bills and increased comfort.

my next house will be double walled and doubled roof/shaded roof. made double wall on one side of old house and the rest of exterior walls fairly shaded. lesson learned. the block is too cheap not to simply make double wall. before shaded or doubled, inside temps were at leas 5 degrees more than outside on sunny days.

la - are you talking about double-walled using the red brick with an air space between the two rows? Perhaps some insulation between the rows?