Replacing Roofing Felt From Inside Loft

The felt near the eaves near the guttering can age faster than felt further up the roof.

Replacing roofing felt from inside loft. It s about a 2 mtr length and two rafter spaces wide. To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists. You can purchase self adhesive flashing which in small pieces should adhere well to the felt and should be suitable for the heat and cold experienced as roofing underlayment. The rips are small enough that this should be sufficient if you run into a larger rip you may need to choose a different method or support the flashing as it may fall off due to its weight if it s larger than a few square inches.

The tiles are the fairly common large concrete type and the roof has 4 x2 rafters and standard 1 battens. Replacing just the felt that has physically broken can fix any leaking without the expense of work on the whole roof which usually requires scaffolding. 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.