Slate roofleak

[compressorman]

have a slate roof thats letting in water..cant see any broken slates so take it water coming in past the tiles...can I spray a coating of some sort on inside of tiles that will set and make tiles water tight?..Ihave tried sealing around sometiles on exterior of tilesbut water still gettingin...see pic.

 

[noseall]

have a slate roof thats letting in water..cant see any broken slates so take it water coming in past the tiles...can I spray a coating of some sort on inside of tiles that will set and make tiles water tight?..Ihave tried sealing around sometiles on exterior of tilesbut water still gettingin...see pic.

Can you tell how far the flat roof material extends vertically up the roof, or if there is an eaves slate in place? Someone appears to have dropped a bucket of mortar on the roof and made a mess trying to clean it up.

 

[compressorman]

you can see setup from pic.
the leak is in the flat roof.
the waterscomin from slate roof u can see that from inside theloft.
am not removing any slates.
have found a foam spray they say will do the job of sealing the slates from the inside.
Soudafoam 2K.

 

[noseall]

have found a foam spray they say will do the job of sealing the slates from the inside.

 

[compressorman]

pre 1930 slate roofs had no membraine.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Spray foam is not the answer and will merely mask the problem and cause more problems long term, as previously asked, what is that mortar mashup doing? If there's nothing obviously wrong it's probably a sign that the roof is nearing the end of it's lifespan.

 

[JohnD]

Foam spray on a roof causes severe damage and devalues your home.

Sadly many gullible people, often elderly, are tricked into buying it, and their houses are difficult to mortgage or sell until it is stripped out at great expense. Or they accept a low cash offer.

 

[JohnD]

they say

Key words.

 

[datarebal]

Asbestos slate will ok porous as they get old.
Sealing bonds and bottoms as in the picture will only add to the problem. New roof required

 

[compressorman]

and your reply is why i wont bring in a roofer.

 

[compressorman]

further the roof is 32 yrs old.

 

[compressorman]

was completely re slated.
do u ever watch arthur daily.

 

[robinbanks]

Terrible picture quality but it looks like at least 3 slates in the centre are cracked. What's with all the gear that looks like it's sealing the perps around them? Slate roofs don't leak because of water running off the side of one slate at the perp and onto the face of the slate below it

Does look a bit of a mess; never thought I'd say Acrypoling an entire roof would make it look better but am prepared to revise that opinion!

 

[datarebal]

pre 1930 slate roofs had no membraine.

not true

 

[datarebal]

was completely re slated.

its not slate