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how to seal roof tiles?
I have a flat roof with floor tiles (sunroof) Whats best way to seal them, I
dont want the expense of retiling. As yet there are no leaks but would like to seal as a precaution. thanks |
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how to seal roof tiles?
On Tue, 29 May 2007 06:04:48 GMT, "S S"
wrote: I have a flat roof with floor tiles (sunroof) Whats best way to seal them, I dont want the expense of retiling. As yet there are no leaks but would like to seal as a precaution. thanks I was under the impression that the tiles in that situation were only there to protect the waterproof membrane underneath. Are they supposed to be sealed? |
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how to seal roof tiles?
"S S" wrote in message ... I have a flat roof with floor tiles (sunroof) Whats best way to seal them, I dont want the expense of retiling. As yet there are no leaks but would like to seal as a precaution. Floor tiles? As the other poster said, tile roofs only protect the tar-paper membrane underneath them. Some folks seal roof tiles to keep them from molding, but not prevent leaks. |
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how to seal roof tiles?
You could be correct I am just being cautious, some of the neighbours have
had some problems over winter (Turkey) and I thought to do something just now rather than wait for some dampness to seep through. I suppose the weak points are the grout and the joints along the balastrade. If it was done properly then hopefully it should be ok, but then again this is Turkey :-( "Charles" wrote in message ... "S S" wrote in message ... I have a flat roof with floor tiles (sunroof) Whats best way to seal them, I dont want the expense of retiling. As yet there are no leaks but would like to seal as a precaution. Floor tiles? As the other poster said, tile roofs only protect the tar-paper membrane underneath them. Some folks seal roof tiles to keep them from molding, but not prevent leaks. |
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how to seal roof tiles?
"S S" wrote in message k... You could be correct I am just being cautious, some of the neighbours have had some problems over winter (Turkey) and I thought to do something just now rather than wait for some dampness to seep through. I suppose the weak points are the grout and the joints along the balastrade. If it was done properly then hopefully it should be ok, but then again this is Turkey :-( Have no idea what goes on there ... sorry. However, it seems reasonable to assume that a tile roof can never (by itself) keep water out of a structure. Turkey is a different place but roofs are roofs. I'd still count on the membrane under the tiles to stop leaks. |
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