No Felt On My Roof

Roof was nail sick btw you budget for everything you can get away with for buying a house.

No felt on my roof.

Depends really on the age of the roof originally it would have been pointed up with lime mortar to catch any drips this will more than likely have eroded the issue you will have is if any of your roof tiles break or crack as their is no under felt in place this will allow water ingress into your new plaster board personally i would never insulate or plasterboard a roof that has no under. 30 felt is typically thicker stronger and may be less prone to tearing or ripping off during installation or weather events. Bt roofing services. No roof is ever installed this way.

Felt otherwise known as underpayment is required when. One with a simple. The roof can survive without felt. It is expensive and labour intensive i had a quote for half a roof and it came out at 7k.

I have viewed two properties over the last few days that have old roof with no felt until the tiles. Roofing felt stapled to the undersides of the rafters would be impervious to the movement of water liquid or vapour. Also it would provide an ideal collection chamber for debris getting in through holes in the. Both of them are inter war 3 bed semis.

Will this likely need an entirely new roof or can a membrane be fitted retrospectively and the loose tiles refitted. It provides backup protection in the event of ice or water damage in northern climates ice or snow dams are another common cause of residential water damage. The main advantage of using felt roofing underlayment is cost. Without actually looking at the roof it is impossible to say exactly what condition it is in.

The roof is slate but has no felt membrane. Felt roofing underlayment is typically available in two types. No 15 felt and no. Roofing felt is a layer of tar paper installed beneath the shingles to provide a backup waterproof membrane in case of leakage.

As long as there are no leaks and the tiles are in a reasonable condition personally i would leave well alone it needs to be either full replacement or nothing as once you start playing about with a roof of that age it will cause more damage than it fixes doing repairs. When the heat from your home melts snow or ice on your roof the water can then seep into. Roofing felt helps ensure the water drains off the roof and doesn t leak into your home. It would prevent the battens and rafters from drying to the inside and very likely lead to rot.