56cheffy Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've just had the valleys replaced while I was away for a week, so I thought I would check inside the roof to see if there was any sign of wet after all the rain last week. No wet, but I found this. The felting is all ripped and hanging down in 3 places. The guy did tell me that I would need a new roof in a few years, but I don't think that it should have been left like this, open to the elements! I have not called him yet, just waiting on some expert advice from someone here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmith2009 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 hi try dan2802 off this forum he is spot on at roofing and fair rates ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuildingCare Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 looks like its at side of the valley from picture you'd think he would have you repaired it while he was doing the valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per1 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've just had the valleys replaced while I was away for a week, so I thought I would check inside the roof to see if there was any sign of wet after all the rain last week. No wet, but I found this. The felting is all ripped and hanging down in 3 places. The guy did tell me that I would need a new roof in a few years, but I don't think that it should have been left like this, open to the elements! I have not called him yet, just waiting on some expert advice from someone here! Looks like old 1f type felt.This felt was used years ago. The new felts are all breather-membrane(lets your roof breath). Problem with 1f, after a certain age if can become brittle and sag in places. This is ok provided all slates are in place. The felt in the picture may not have been caused to sag by the replacement of the valley.Also the slates look like fFibre/cement(may contain a small amount of asbestos) and look in reasonable condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56cheffy Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks for responses..but I would like to know if it was 'too much' to expect that he would repair this whilst renewing the valley? It wasn't ripped/torn before the job was started. I appreciate that the felt is brittle and goes under the lats but surely it could/should have been 'patched up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2802 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 As Paul (per1) says, old felt like that goes brittle with age. To be honest, i'd have just trimmed it back to tidy the job up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56cheffy Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 As Paul (per1) says, old felt like that goes brittle with age. To be honest, i'd have just trimmed it back to tidy the job up. So if it's tidied up from the inside it doesn't matter that the tiles are exposed from the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan2802 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 So if it's tidied up from the inside it doesn't matter that the tiles are exposed from the inside? Having the underside of th slates exposed is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56cheffy Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks Dan..that was the answer I was hoping to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slater Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Having tiles or slates exposed is perfectly ok, felt was originally introduced as a energy saving thing, many of the older properties have roofs with no felt installed. The Valley and the felt works are two deferent items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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