Roofing

Can you replace odd roof tiles from beneath, within the loft

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 2.59 PM

I have an end of terraced house with a few split tiles. Most of the area viewed from the loft just has a thin layer of ply between the loft area and the tiles, but shocking as it may seem, some areas having nothing and you can see the bare tiles. If the tiles are easy to get to, can I just replace the odd ones crumbling from inside the loft itself ? If I have to access from outside and use scaffold, that only gets me to the guttering. As it's an end of terraced house, the roof at the side is pitched and triangular. A roof ladder would therefore not latch onto anything, as the roof comes to a point. I just wondered what you would use. A harness and rope around the chimney stack ? As ADR said, 70 years is a good lifespan, so it's probably a new roof. I thought i'd just ask out of curiosity.