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Re: A couple of SDS questions |
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| message from Mike Clarke on 11 May 2004 |
The thought of tile vents had crossed my mind but I'd assumed it to be
more difficult. Judging by the pictures on the Marley site it certainly
looks less daunting than I'd thought.
With a conventional roof I'd be very tempted but I have a suspicion that
our roof might present a bit more of a problem. When we bought the house
the surveyor's report reckoned that there was no sarking felt and the
tiles were just laid on top of the t&g decking. If there are horizontal
battens for the tiles there'd need to be some spacers underneath them to
allow any water leakage to flow down the roof. Without a closer look I
suspect that, if there were battens for the tiles to hook over, the
whole roof would be much thicker than it appears to be. If I'm right
then each tile is probably individually nailed down and it will be quite
tricky to just lift a few (especially since I've never messed around
with roof tiles before).
If it's doable then tile vents would be a more elegant solution but, as
mentioned in my follow-up to Toby's post, I'm not likely to get our
ladder there until we move in properly in a month or two's time, so I
think I'll put this job on the back burner for now until I get a better
chance to study the tiles at close quarters.
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