No Eaves Protector

[allex50]

I want to retro-fit these to an existing Marley concrete tile roof. The facia is UPVC mailed onto the old wood facia. The section of roof is mortared at the ends so I've got to somehow remove those 1st row eaves side tiles. What is the best way to approach this problem?

1 Push up the second row of tiles and lift off the first row or

2 push up the first row under the second row not disturbing 2nd row of tiles.

My idea is to offer the protector up to the 1st row batten if it goes that far (I might need to cut it by the amount it would have been under the batten so it fits over the facia correctly). Given that the 1970s underfelt (black bitumen stuff) is likely rotten by now at the eaves edges (there is a slight leak further up under heavy rain and wind which drips into the room near the window) I am thinking pushing some wide DPC under the old felt first (up to the 1st batten), staple it across the rafters then the protector.

What tools do I need to manhandle these heavy tiles? I've tried wriggling one and it does slide up a bit but wary of damaging the existing underfelt. The tiles are the large Marley Modern with a rough surface overlap probably 75mm on a 40 deg roof. Thanks.

 

[JayN]

I use a flat angled metal bar to lift the marley moderns then I place some 40mil thick timber under them in strategic places and wiggle the one I want to remove out. The grooves sometimes make it a bit hard, or there might be those clips with nails to keep them in place but they are always very loosely in place, being decades old. So I never push anything back and out of the way, I lift the ones on top of the one I want to remove and keep them lifted with some timber.

I'm doing the same project as you next summer and because it's a bungalow on a slope ie very easy to reach I might just take off first two rows of tiles at one go.

 

[allex50]

I use a flat angled metal bar to lift the marley moderns then I place some 40mil thick timber under them in strategic places and wiggle the one I want to remove out. The grooves sometimes make it a bit hard, or there might be those clips with nails to keep them in place but they are always very loosely in place, being decades old. So I never push anything back and out of the way, I lift the ones on top of the one I want to remove and keep them lifted with some timber.

I'm doing the same project as you next summer and because it's a bungalow on a slope ie very easy to reach I might just take off first two rows of tiles at one go.

Ah, I think if I get two of those tile lifters or 1m long building straps I could maybe lift a few tiles at once by propping them up. Repet that and I might be able to get the whole row lifted but I'd need to remove the end ones first. Although would it be easier if I removed all the facias with the view to replace them? Thanks for the ideas.