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Hi All,
My house is 55 years old and there is a bit of degredation of the roof that can be seen from the loft. The roof construction is as follows:
- Foil backed plasterboard on top of the rafters
- Roofing felt on top of the boarding
- Tile battens
- Tiles
This is a cold loft which is used for storage.
The problem is that, on the windward side of the roof, the plasterboard is sagging quite badly and has come down in places. In addition, there seems to be a run of felt that overlies the run above meaning that any moisture will run into the loft space rather than onto the lower run of felt. Finally, there seems to be some felt missing at the eaves level.
Now the loft seems dry and in good shape. I replaced the flooring last year so I would have noticed if there was water ingress. However, condition is not ideal and the falling plasterboard is a nuisance.
I'm looking for a pragmatic course of action to improve the condition. Or, at least stabilise it. As I say, I am watertight and insulated so I don't have the appetite to strip the tiles off and redo the roof.
So, any ideas?
Dave
My house is 55 years old and there is a bit of degredation of the roof that can be seen from the loft. The roof construction is as follows:
- Foil backed plasterboard on top of the rafters
- Roofing felt on top of the boarding
- Tile battens
- Tiles
This is a cold loft which is used for storage.
The problem is that, on the windward side of the roof, the plasterboard is sagging quite badly and has come down in places. In addition, there seems to be a run of felt that overlies the run above meaning that any moisture will run into the loft space rather than onto the lower run of felt. Finally, there seems to be some felt missing at the eaves level.
Now the loft seems dry and in good shape. I replaced the flooring last year so I would have noticed if there was water ingress. However, condition is not ideal and the falling plasterboard is a nuisance.
I'm looking for a pragmatic course of action to improve the condition. Or, at least stabilise it. As I say, I am watertight and insulated so I don't have the appetite to strip the tiles off and redo the roof.
So, any ideas?
Dave