Daylight on roofspace?

[hy288]

Anyone with a ladder will be able to look and take a photo.

If roof tile is broken, then an easy swap for a new one.

Yes the water will run down felt into the gutter. I've known houses where that's happened for years unnoticed. Not a problem If fixed

Window cleaner was over and had him take a peek.
No obvious missing tile(s) but he did notice the following - roof tile

Zooming in it does look like some damage with hole? No idea how this could have happened.
But does seem to correspond to what I'm seeing inside the loft area huh? - loft daylight area

Hopefully this means its an easy tile swap...
Also, assume these are a common type/style of tiles that are readily available?

 

[Wayners]

Double Roman tile maybe.

Few different brands and should say on the underside

 

[hy288]

Double Roman tile maybe.

Few different brands and should say on the underside

Thanks. Will get someone out to properly assess.
At the moment i'm assuming that's the damaged area? (window cleaner didn't take more photos to see where that sits in relation to the vent etc).

Would I be right to think that its odd to see this type of damage on the tile?
Can't imagine this has been caused by someone walking on the tile? No one has even been up on the roof recently. It looks like something has dropped onto the roof tile to cause this would you say? Or might have been like this from day one. As i wouldn't have thought tiles can erode over time to cause this state?

 

[Wayners]

Damaged tile, maybe from new. Water got in joint and a big freezer split tile open. Tile bits maybe in the gutter or washed away

 

[hy288]

Damaged tile, maybe from new. Water got in joint and a big freezer split tile open. Tile bits maybe in the gutter or washed away

Thanks that makes sense.

 

[datarebal]

its not a double roman. it is a redland grovebury double pan tile

 

[hy288]

its not a double roman. it is a redland grovebury double pan tile

Curious, how do you know that its a redland like this - redland
I've seen similar ones from - marley
I assume different brands of the same style are not compatible i.e. can only fit the same type and brand

 

[RandomGrinch]

It looks like something has dropped onto the roof tile to cause this would you say?

Keep an eye out - you could find the remains of a meteorite!

 

[datarebal]

Curious, how do you know that its a redland like this - redland
I've seen similar ones from - marley
I assume different brands of the same style are not compatible i.e. can only fit the same type and brand

Curious, how do you know that its a redland like this - redland
I've seen similar ones from - marley
I assume different brands of the same style are not compatible i.e. can only fit the same type and brand

Experience , I can just see the difference between a Redland Grovebury and a Marley Mendip. They don't interchange perfectly .

 

[hy288]

Hi,

As per the 2 photos taken within the loft space during daytime and the same area during evening
Obviously we can see that light is shining through the roof underlay via a damaged tile during daytime.

Question - Is it normal to NOT have any sheets of plywood boarding in between the roof underlay and the tiles?
I assume how things are installed is that the roof underlay sits across the rafters (in an overlapping manner); then roof battens are fixed over the underlay running across the rafters; finally tiles sit and attached onto these battens.

Or should one expect to have plywood boards to run across the rafters first, then roof underlay, battens and tiles?

Since i can see direct daylight thru the underlay within the loft, it suggests that we don't have any plywood boards? Hence curious if that was normal practice?

 

[hy288]

Experience , I can just see the difference between a Redland Grovebury and a Marley Mendip. They don't interchange perfectly .

Hi,
We just had our tile replaced based on a like for like quotation.
The old one looks to be a Russell brand (as detailed underneath) think it was a pennine. However, what they replaced was a Marley Mendip i believe.
At the time i never thought much of it, and they never mentioned any issues with fitment.

Having just looked things up online, the sizing its slightly different (418x330 vs 420x330) - based on what was installed is this going to cause issues.

Pennine - Russell Roof Tiles

The Pennine tile is a standard profiled roof tile with a subtle soft roll design. This classic double pantile design lends itself to both traditional and contemporary styles.

www.russellrooftiles.com

Marley Mendip Roof Tile

Delivery: Current Lead Time: 7 - 10 days Must be ordered in Pallet Quantities (192 per pallet) Key Features: Material: Concrete Colour: Please select from the drop down menu Size: 420 x 330mm Minimum Pitch: Smooth: 15° (100mm headlap) / Granular: 25° (100mm headlap) Covering Capacity...

www.roofingoutlet.co.uk