Hi there,
We recently moved into 20 year old house and couple of weeks ago i went into the loft and there was a lot of condensation. I got three roofers to come and have a look and all of them identified the problem being no or very little ventilation. They suggested to have four roof vent tiles ( 2 at front and 2 at the back).
First guy said roof does not have breathable felt and he would need to cut the felt so air can flow. He said tile cost is £60 each and £110 for labour. So total £350.
Second and third guy said £25 for the vent tiles and £100 to do it.
He said he will cut the felt if I WANT HIM to do so and the reason for that was he said there is a gap between tiles and felt and air can flow in so there is no need to cut the felt. What concerns me with that is if felt is not breathable then without cutting the felt air wont flow in the attic. Am i right to think that?
Also difference in price quoted for the tiles is quite significant. The roof has Roman round tiles.
This is my first house and i have very little knowledge about these things. So any guidance would be really helpful.
Thx in advance
We recently moved into 20 year old house and couple of weeks ago i went into the loft and there was a lot of condensation. I got three roofers to come and have a look and all of them identified the problem being no or very little ventilation. They suggested to have four roof vent tiles ( 2 at front and 2 at the back).
First guy said roof does not have breathable felt and he would need to cut the felt so air can flow. He said tile cost is £60 each and £110 for labour. So total £350.
Second and third guy said £25 for the vent tiles and £100 to do it.
He said he will cut the felt if I WANT HIM to do so and the reason for that was he said there is a gap between tiles and felt and air can flow in so there is no need to cut the felt. What concerns me with that is if felt is not breathable then without cutting the felt air wont flow in the attic. Am i right to think that?
Also difference in price quoted for the tiles is quite significant. The roof has Roman round tiles.
This is my first house and i have very little knowledge about these things. So any guidance would be really helpful.
Thx in advance