Reparing pitched roof internal felt from the inside.
Repairing roof felt from inside.
If there s no rain getting in nothing to worry about.
Holes in roofing felt are quite common here we repair a hole in some roofing felt that is underneath the tiled roof.
It s about a 2 mtr length and two rafter spaces wide.
I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them.
As the tiles are in a good state i don t have any leaks at present but i rather fix the problem before it becomes an issue.
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Luckily you have marley modern tiles on the roof which are probably the easiest roof covering to attempted the repair on.
Tools and materials spare tiles felt batten nails 65mm min size wire nails for batten 45mm alumium or copper for tiles pockets tape measure stanley knife hand saw hammer.
Felt roof repair strip tape.
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Is it feasable to restore the missing felt from the inside without removing roof tiles.
Repairing holes in roofing felt tiled roof 20.
The tiles are the fairly common large concrete type and the roof has 4 x2 rafters and standard 1 battens.
Repairing a roof leak from the inside is a temporary fix only.
The holes are quite bad and need repairing from outside.
Walk carefully on the ceiling joists in the attic or use a sheet of plywood to walk on so you will not accidentally put a hole in the ceiling panel.
Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced.
Cut the batons back out the way and replace the damaged felt with a breathable felt.
There are probably thousands of roofs with the felt deteriorating and and worse off state.
Roof felt in loft.
The felt on my roof under the tiles has split and perished.
Shed roof repair re tile fibreglass or felt.
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I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt.
I don t think it can be repaired from inside.
A roof i did a few years ago the bitumen felt was like paper and tore very easily and holes and rips everywhere so just went for a full re roof.
Nov 9 2005.
There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long.
Many roofs function quite well without any roofing felt so small tears and damage to roofing felt are not in themselves reasons to spend money on repairing it.
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