TheMick Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Hi everyone, I'm sick to death of all these storms. I live in an area high up so even when we are not all getting storms we often have 60-90mph winds. Always have tap dancing tiles. I've attached a pic showing the standard way they are clamped to the battens. Does anyone know a way I could make them hold more solid that would not cause an issue if any needed removed for maintenance etc at a later date? Replies appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I can only suggest making sure every tile is clipped and nailed but yours look like they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Your look fine, the tile fixings should be the weak link to prevent the whole roof coming off in one lump if wind did get under it. what happened to the felt? Has it been pulled out or never had any? Edited February 17, 2022 by markc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 It never ceased to amaze me that roofs were actually done like this down south. Being in Scotland I expect nothing less than sarking board, membrane then slate/tile. As for dancing tiles, there is not a lot you can do if they are already fully fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Carrerahill said: It never ceased to amaze me that roofs were actually done like this down south. Being in Scotland I expect nothing less than sarking board, membrane then slate/tile. As for dancing tiles, there is not a lot you can do if they are already fully fixed. It must be a very old roof Wouldn’t have met building regs 40 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The answer in West Cork is to throw a net over the roof and tie that down with massive boulders. Not for you? Thought not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMick Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 4 hours ago, markc said: Your look fine, the tile fixings should be the weak link to prevent the whole roof coming off in one lump if wind did get under it. what happened to the felt? Has it been pulled out or never had any? You can just see the original sheeting on the edges of the joists. It perished and had halfs hanging down so I've started just pulling it out and removing. I'm wanting to eventually insulate and board the ceiling but wanted to do something better with the tiles first if anything could be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 are they the correct tiles for the angle of the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Have a load of spray foam sprayed on the underside of the tiles. When you want to change the roof, set a couple of fires in the loft. ? Sorry, no help. Banging tiles would drive me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMick Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Simplysimon said: are they the correct tiles for the angle of the roof? They are the tiles that the house was built with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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