Repair Roof Felt In Attic

There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long.

Repair roof felt in attic.

I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them. Phil demonstrates what can happen when roofing felt has gone rotten and what needs to be done to fix it. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. Walk carefully on the ceiling joists in the attic or use a sheet of plywood to walk on so you will not accidentally put a hole in the ceiling panel.

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. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak. Make the final repair as soon as weather permits.

Some roof leaks are tough to locate. This will cost around 460 510 made up of. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt.