Repair Roof Felt In Attic

Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.

Repair roof felt in attic.

A small part of the roof felt is torn inside the attic there is a draft coming through from the wind blowing is there a quick and easy way to fix this. I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them. I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.

Walk carefully on the ceiling joists in the attic or use a sheet of plywood to walk on so you will not accidentally put a hole in the ceiling panel. As the tiles are in a good state i don t have any leaks at present but i rather fix the problem before it becomes an issue. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Repairing a roof leak from the inside is a temporary fix only.

This will cost around 460 510 made up of. Make the final repair as soon as weather permits. To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists. There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long.