DIYbanter - leaky roof fix

"no_spam hotmail.com" webber_daniel@ wrote in message
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I have a sloping tiled roof on a small extension on hte back of my
house. Un fortunately it leaks in the corner. I have removes a small
area of the board ceiling and can see that the felt under the tile is
split and perished and when it rains the water comes through here. I
have tried patching it from underneath but you cant press on it
because it is unsupported from behind. I suppose I need to take the
tiles off and fix ne felt over top but the tiles are mortared in along
the edge.

Could somebody give me some advice on tackling this problem. Do I need
to chip out this mortar to get tiles off? How do I patch the felt?
Should the rain be coming under the tiles?

MTIA

Dan

I would advise you to get a roofer in Dan. If you have any doubts about
your own ability to do the job, then you'd be struggling to tackle something
like this on your own. Roofs can be dangerous to work on if they have any
unseen rot in the timbers, especially where leaks are concerned, and would
need to be checked by someone with the knowledge of what to look for.

This type of damage can occur through years of high winds and heavy rains
getting under the tiles. If you think how many years it has lasted already,
it gives some idea of how long it will last if repaired properly.

If you think you want to give it a bash, then have a look through these
sites:

http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/diye...of/roof.htm#01

http://www.diynot.com/pages/rg/

Good luck with it.

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