Fix Roof Felt From Inside Attic

Before you leave your attic use a measuring tape to roughly map out where the leak is so you can find it once the rain stops.

Fix roof felt from inside attic.

I rather not have to get all the tiles removed to repair them. We hear you and we re here to help with our ultimate guide to roof restoration. Hankering after expert advice on how to fix a roof leak from the inside. I have a normal uk type cold roof with interlocking tiles over the roofing felt.

Any help or advice would be appreciated many thanks. Phil demonstrates what can happen when roofing felt has gone rotten and what needs to be done to fix it. There are a few small rips in the felt about 5cm or 10cm long. Use a putty knife to spread the tar into the leaking hole on the inside of your roof.

Walk carefully on the ceiling joists in the attic or use a sheet of plywood to walk on so you will not accidentally put a hole in the ceiling panel. Make the final repair as soon as weather permits. Repairing a roof leak from the inside is a temporary fix only. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.

Some roof leaks are tough to locate. From spotting signs of roof leaks to implementing fail proof solutions we explore the importance of repairing your roof and how spray foam offers structural integrity to your ceiling. A small part of the roof felt is torn inside the attic there is a draft coming through from the wind blowing is there a quick and easy way to fix this. As the tiles are in a good state i don t have any leaks at present but i rather fix the problem before it becomes an issue.