Roof maintenance is something that everybody should do regularly but rarely do, usually based upon the cost of repairs –hiring out a workmen etc – and also the general out of sight, out of mind, qualities of the general roof. It’s easy to not realise when repairs need doing, let alone how to do them.
In this post I’ll explain the basics of replacing roof tiles.
Upon finding your broken tile, you want to replace it carefully without disrupting the surrounding tiles too much. Because of the interlocking nature of the tiles you will want to use a wedge of some sort to lift the tiles either side of the broken one, without losing their place in the roof. This is important, just removing it without doing so may cause you to remove more of the roof than you originally intended!
If the tile is nailed down, use a slate ripper to cut through the nails, if it is held by clips simply lever the tile out of place. Insert the new tile and remove the wedges previously put in place. There will be no need to nail or stick the tile down; the interlocked surrounding tiles should be enough to hold it down.
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