Of all major home repairs installing new roofing is arguably as important as it gets.
Replacing roofing felt from inside.
I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt.
Cut the replacement roof felt based on the measurements from step 7.
Other methods of tanking from inside only costs more to replace the roof in the future when it finally reaches its lifespan.
To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists.
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.
The felt on my roof under the tiles has split and perished.
Discussion in roofing and guttering.
I have noticed that the roof underlay is damaged in a section can i just replace this section with some new roofing underlay which i can purchase from screwfix.
Place the replacement felt over the exposed area of the roof and secure using the arrow htx50 professional hammer tacker and 1 2 t50 staples.
There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long.
Start by stapling a row in the middle of the new roofing felt section.
Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced.
The tiles are the fairly common large concrete type and the roof has 4 x2 rafters and standard 1 battens.
A section of the felt is missing from the inside of my pitched tiled roof.
I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them.
I don t want to remove the tiles and replace the felt from the outside so i am thinking that as it is such a small area then from the inside i could cut away the felt in the empty area between the.
Handyandy really mr.
You may be able to patch from inside with felt and felt adhesive.
Replacing felt with breathable membrane from inside loft.
It s about a 2 mtr length and two rafter spaces wide.
Is it feasable to restore the missing felt from the inside without removing roof tiles.
Handyandy dec 2 2010 4.
Of original roof with felt.
Step 9 of 11 step 9.
Cut the batons back out the way and replace the damaged felt with a breathable felt.