Hello!
I was up checking the roof on the cottage from the 1800s earlier today.
Now, some tiles are broken and some are half, how does that even happen?
Under the tiles there's no felt, just boards (planks), which means it rains right onto the roof in some places.
Now for the question, is it just a matter of putting back new, whole tiles or do I have to redo the whole shebang?
In the places I looked, it wasn't rotten, the boards were really nice, just wet!!
If it's just a matter of replacing with new tiles, where can I find them? They are two-cup? Is that standard?
/P
I was up checking the roof on the cottage from the 1800s earlier today.
Now, some tiles are broken and some are half, how does that even happen?
Under the tiles there's no felt, just boards (planks), which means it rains right onto the roof in some places.
Now for the question, is it just a matter of putting back new, whole tiles or do I have to redo the whole shebang?
In the places I looked, it wasn't rotten, the boards were really nice, just wet!!
If it's just a matter of replacing with new tiles, where can I find them? They are two-cup? Is that standard?
/P
Since it is 2-cupped, it is probably a slightly newer type of tile if I haven't misunderstood this. Check out, for example, www.mtak.se as they have some tips and some used items to look at.
It is probably never wrong to ensure there is papp as protection underneath, but right now it might not be the right time to tear away all the tiles. However, getting something in place that prevents it from getting wetter is probably quite urgent. That is the reason you have papp underneath—to handle any potential damage to the tiles until it is a better time to replace them, so you don't have to closely monitor every time it rains.
Ok, yes, it also seems like things were built a bit differently in the past and that it was intended even for the wood to withstand some water. It does have a relatively steep slope and the boards are oriented the "right" way so to speak, with the short end downwards so that the water easily runs off. Then it seems like it should dry up quite easily after it rains!