Tile has come loose

[nameisme]

Hi there all

A tile has come loose on the roof and wondering if something else needs to be done to slot back in? Ie sealant or simply push back into place?

Thanks all

 

[Wayners]

Just push it back.
Lift the one above to make room.
Wear gloves as tiles are rough

 

[nameisme]

Thanks. Spoke to two different roofers locally. One said "It just slots back in you don't glue them. It has bits on the back of the tile"

The other said "Just put back in, could nail it but would mean loosening the tile above. I could glue it with silicone but wouldn't be necessary, the other tiles won't be glued and some won't be nailed either, just bad luck that particular tile has moved in the high winds."

 

[noseall]

Hi there all

A tile has come loose on the roof and wondering if something else needs to be done to slot back in? Ie sealant or simply push back into place?

Thanks all

It looks like a Marley 'Ludlow Major', but hard to confirm from a distance. Check that the lugs or nibs are in working order, before slotting it back in.

EDIT: it might be a Redland 'Renown'.

His mate a tile or so to the right and one course down is about to slip out too.

 

[jj4091]

His mate a tile or so to the right and one course down is about to slip out too.

Well spotted.

 

[aveatry]

Wondering why they or at least 2 of them would be coming off. Looks fairly new ish bad lug design - should every tile be nailed - something amiss with the battens under.

 

[robinbanks]

should every tile be nailed

Depends what the manufacturers recommendation is in relation to the applicable wind zone for where the property is, the roof pitch and the style of tile

If in any doubt for yours, consult the manufacturer

More info, for example: https://www.specifiedby.com/marley/...lain-Tile_Operations_Fitting-Instructions.pdf - this is marley but any manufacturer should provide you similar info

 

[robinbanks]

something else needs to be done to slot back in? Ie sealant or simply push back into place?

Pull it out and take a look at the back of it to ensure the lugs that it rests on are intact.

Examples:

After you've pulled the tile out look inside the hole unde the tile above to find the wooden batten the tile rests on/hooks over

If the tile above will slide upwards to reveal the wood, you can just place your loose one over the hole, lugs hooking the wood, then wriggle the upper tile back into place. If the row above is nailed you may have to lift a few above including those either side to give enough room to wiggle your tile back in

If the lugs on your tile have broken off you can carefully nail it through the holes provided or replace the tile (a new one will stick out a country mile though; if this is a highly visible part of the roof you may want to borrow one from elsewhere*). If the row above is nailed you'll have to try sliding the tile in the row-above-the-row-above to reveal the nails on the row above and then you can remove them (probably easiest if you're concerned about breaking the tile, and you have a grinder, to grind the heads off the nails), then you can refit two tiles

*In lower wind speed zones not every row of tiles is nailed, so you can probably find a row where you can knock/slide the tile upwards to reveal the full tile on the row below and lift it out

Be careful; the accumulation of moss on your roof may be an indicator that it's quite slippy, particularly in the wet. Take care clambering around, especially if you're well built as it's really easy to break older tiles just with body weight alone. Use a cat ladder(or get a conversion kit for a normal ladder) to help spread your weight and make sure no part of the ladder is point loading the tiles

 

[datarebal]

It looks like a Marley 'Ludlow Major', but hard to confirm from a distance. Check that the lugs or nibs are in working order, before slotting it back in.

EDIT: it might be a Redland 'Renown'.

His mate a tile or so to the right and one course down is about to slip out too.

Ludlow majors ..

 

[bbjc]

Roof looks pretty steep. Not sure its wise to go up even with a cat ladder for diy. More to the point should a roofer even be going up without a scaffold tower.

I,ve done it too many times tbh. But starting to think its time home owners realised the risks involved. Even a single tile sometimes requires scaffolding.

Spent a lot of today doing that exact thing.....with the storms. But starting to think we,re gambling with our lives a bit at times.