Leaking roof

message from Adam on 25 May 2004

For a while now, we've had a damp patch on one of our ceilings. Today, I
finally got up into the attic, and found that some of the felt under the
titles has come down. Not a huge bit, probably about 300mm square.

I really don't want to have to re-felt the whole roof (and we can't afford
that at the moment anyway), so I'm looking for ideas on the best way to fix
this from the inside. My "bumper book on DIY" doesn't really say much about
roof felt!

Thanks,
A.

Chris replied to Adam on 25 May 2004

Roof shouldn't really need felt to be dry, my parents house and
several friends have dry non felted roofs, what is it tile/slate ?

Adam replied to Chris on 25 May 2004

Tile. Maybe it's possible that one of the tiles has also slipped then,
although I can't see anything wrong from the outside. I'll have to take a
bit more of a look. It does only tend to leak at certain times, presumably
when the wind is blowing in the "wrong" direction.

Thanks,
A.

Christian McArdle replied to Adam on 25 May 2004

Fix the roof, not the felt. The felt is the backup system. My roof doesn't
even have any.

Christian.

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