KayaKoyuOldBoy

The other big problem is leaking roofs. The normal method here is to use wooden shuttering over the roof beams and then rooftiles over the shuttering. Most of the wood they use is unseasoned and very wet. When it dries and shrinks it leaves huge gaps and, if the tiles haven't been well laid, then the rain pours in. The water can sit there for a while and eventually find it's way through the bedroom ceilings and, in somecases, through the walls to the ground floor.

Also, because many houses are built with windows that open inwards, they are not weather proof. As you know, we often get horizontal rain because of the high winds and water will often get in around the windows and penetrate the brickwork or concrete etc.