How to Repair a Tile Roof

If you have a tile roof on your home and it is leaking,lighter friend.
you shouldn't jump to conclusions and assume that itAnother trick is to shove a couple of long 2X8s on
is due to faulty tiles. This is because the leak may bethe roof that you have covered on the bottom with
originating from a poorly installed roof jack around acarpet padding and use them to walk on to disperse
pipe or from around an air conditioning unit.your weight. One trick is to slide pieces of flat sheet
The first thing that you will want to do is to climb upmetal under the damaged tile and use roofing plastic
in your attic and try to see where the leak is comingto glue everything back in place, which most of the
from and bear in mind that water can travel over thetime will do the trick.
felt paper for several feet before it comes into theIf you are determined to completely replace the tile
attic.though, then use a flat bar to slip under the broken
If you can see the broken tile however; this doestile, cut or pull any nails and remove it. After you
make your job a lot easier and the thing that you willhave done that then slide a new tile in place and use
want to do is replace the broken tile withoutroofing plastic to glue it down. Don't start banging
breaking more while you are climbing on the roof.new nails into a preexisting tile roof or you will be
When you walk on a flat tile roof step on theright back where you started at in short order with
bottom portion of the tiles and if you weigh overmore broken tiles.
200 pounds you may want to enlist the help of a