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Thank you all again for your insight! Repair completed today using some pressure treated timber, cut to length and some small holes drilled to allow clearance for the protruding roof tile nails. Once some pilot holes had been drilled, I applied some wood glue (particularly in the part of the...

Thank you for your replies! I'll give it a try and will update this post with the end result. I plan to use screws to join the battens together, drilling pilot holes before hand screwing the extra batten into position. I'll cut it to the exact width between the rafters and gently tap it into...

Hello all, A quick question regarding a damaged roof batten on my 1930's house. I was in the loft this evening and noticed that one of the battens has broken in one section, split in another - both points of damage are on the same batten but separated by a rafter. I've lived in the house for...