Damp patches on interior walls after heavy rain

stuart45

If it's only gone at the eaves(which is often the first place it goes), you only take the bottom 3 or 4 tiles off, put new felt on, and then replace the tiles. Fitting eaves protectors also is a good idea.

Nick_h_mcr

ThisIsWeird said:

Post some photos of your roof, Nick? And age of property?
If you are having repeated slipping tiles, then fair chance your roof is getting close to the end of its life, but you can almost always delay the 'inevitable' for years.

Here are some photos, including 2 of the offending leaks (both upstairs). Property is 1950s. You can see the slipped ridge tile in pic 1

ThisIsWeird

Thanks.
I'm not clued up on roofs, but it does look as tho' many tiles are coming loose. And your ridge tiles need re-bedding.
The obviously loose tiles are down that gulley -  I wonder if that means the ends of the battens they are on have rotted? I don't even know if these types of tiles are nailed in place, or just 'sit' on battens? If nailed, then fatigue looks likely.

I'd ask a couple more roofers to have a look. Local ones should be familiar with these roofs from that era, and should really 'know' what's going on.
The water stains are clearly 'leaks', and not, say, condensation. Is there really no sign up in the loft? How close can you get to these spots?

Nick_h_mcr

ThisIsWeird said:

Thanks.
I'm not clued up on roofs, but it does look as tho' many tiles are coming loose. And your ridge tiles need re-bedding.
The obviously loose tiles are down that gulley -  I wonder if that means the ends of the battens they are on have rotted? I don't even know if these types of tiles are nailed in place, or just 'sit' on battens? If nailed, then fatigue looks likely.

I'd ask a couple more roofers to have a look. Local ones should be familiar with these roofs from that era, and should really 'know' what's going on.
The water stains are clearly 'leaks', and not, say, condensation. Is there really no sign up in the loft? How close can you get to these spots?

I'm going to get into the loft to take a closer look but I couldn't see anything first inspection (so nothing obvious). The more obvious leak (where you can see the outline of the drip) is just beneath the loft.

stuart45

Is one of the leaks below here?

Nick_h_mcr

stuart45 said:

Is one of the leaks below here?

No, that is on the boundary to neighbours house (the window just to the right of your circle is neighbour's). I've not observed any leaking in that area.