Ask Me Help Desk - Roof tiles

Hi,

I recently pruchased a 1930 top floor apartment and have had issues with the roof. There are tiles that keep slipping and some that crack. This has happened on five seprate occasions and each time the tiler leaves I get assurance that the roof is o.k. I'm not sure what to do next. Each time a tile cracks it damanges the platerboard.

Can anyone advise?

Are u responsible for repairs to roof? If not, the person/company that is is responsible for the repairs to your apt.

Check your purchase contract to find out.

Inform them that repairs are not working and ask what they are going to do to rectify this.

Good luck

Chuck

Tiles? What do they look like?How much pitch(angle) is the roof?

Are they flat slate,Bull nosed,Spanish style,half round,cement??

Anyway,like was mentioned,if this isn't your building,the owner is responsible for not just the roof repairs but your plaster repairs(most likely,as they have to provide a secure building to be able to rent/sell living space)

I ask about the style because some fasteners break down differently in different locations,Slate have been installed with copper nails for many generations being that slate LASTS, but once the nails fail and tiles begin to crack, it's time to replace the roof system..

Spanish tiles on a pitched roof can be repaired by alternate methods,but the same applies,once things begin to deteriorate,the system needs an overhaul.

Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by KBC

Tiles? What do they look like?How much pitch(angle) is the roof?

Are they flat slate,Bull nosed,Spanish style,half round,cement???

Anyway,like was mentioned,if this isn't your building,the owner is responsible for not just the roof repairs but your plaster repairs(most likely,as they have to provide a secure building to be able to rent/sell living space)

I ask about the style because some fasteners break down differently in different locations,Slate have been installed with copper nails for many generations being that slate LASTS,,but once the nails fail and tiles begin to crack,,it's time to replace the roof system..

Spanish tiles on a pitched roof can be repaired by alternate methods,but the same applies,once things begin to deteriorate,the system needs an overhaul.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for responding. The tiles are terricotta, they're not Spanish or half round. The look like the ones in this photo, but a terricotta colour. www.salvo.co.uk/.../forsale.html. The roof shas seeral pitches and they're all pretty steep, close to 45 degrees - and it's quite big - the middle it's about 7 - 8 feet high.

The roof is shared property with the body coorporate. There is one very vocal member of the body corporate who does not want the roof inspected by a roofing specualist, instead there is a plumber who he wants to use to patch up any issues. So far this strategy is not working :confused:

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Originally Posted by Feature123

Thank you for responding. The tiles are terricotta, they're not Spanish or half round. The look like the ones in this photo, but a terricotta colour. www.salvo.co.uk/.../forsale.html. The roof shas seeral pitches and they're all pretty steep, close to 45 degrees - and it's quite big - the middle it's about 7 - 8 feet high.

The roof is shared property with the body coorporate. There is one very vocal member of the body corporate who does not want the roof inspected by a roofing specualist, instead there is a plumber who he wants to use to patch up any issues. So far this strategy is not working :confused:

The image wouldn't come in for me here,but I assume that they are a bull nose tile plain color,not glazed.

An experienced roofer in tile repairs will know the proper methods to WALK the tiles,if you step in the wrong spots you'll break more tiles than you can repair:(

Been there.

Make it clear to the 'outspoken' member that you,the new 'owner/lessee,etc' of this unit require a professional as the previous repairs haven't proven fruitful.And remind them of the plaster repairs you have had to endure in the mean time also.

The tiles(if I am correct in my assumption of their style),here in the states are somewhere between $5-10 PC.and then installation costs also.Plus a written warranty stating that there will be no further problems with the repairs done by the company,, this does NOT include the new damages from time/weather,etc.. there might be other tiles damaged from previous traipses over the roof not evident to the new repair person, those can't be warranted, but at least giving a true professional a chance might actually fix this problem!