Hi,

I have (finally!) located a leak in my roof. There is a hole about 1 inch square in the tar paper underlay that sits under the tiles on my sloping roof. When it rains and is moderately windy, water is dripping through.

I don't really want to get on the roof and fix it from the outside (I'd have to remove tiles and I might fall off! ). Therefore is sensible to patch the hole from the inside? If so what are the best materials to use?

Hope you can help,

Francis.

First I would be finding out why there is a hole in the tar paper. Could be the tile is broken?

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Originally Posted by fpl1963

Hi,

I have (finally!) located a leak in my roof. There is a hole about 1 inch square in the tar paper underlay that sits under the tiles on my sloping roof. When it rains and is moderately windy, water is dripping through.

I don't really want to get on the roof and fix it from the outside (I'd have to remove tiles and I might fall off!!). Therefore is sensible to patch the hole from the inside? If so what are the best materials to use?

Hope you can help,

Francis.

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Are they Bull nosed tiles?ceramic tiles,Spanish (S curved)tiles, asbestos,slate?

This will help me to identify what and maybe how you can solve this.

Ken