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Roofing

Victorian House Roof problem

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.15 PM

We have a Victorian house. We decided we want to convert the loft into a room but I realised that there is a dry mortar which breaks easily falling of the back of the roof tiles. And the batons are not one piece all over the roof, it is small pieces of 11x22 mm wood (some of them are wonky). There is no leaks in the roof but we can see light through the tiles during the day. I don't want to convert the loft and then realise that the roof need fixing or maybe changing. Any ideas how can I change the batons to a long bigger wood without riping off all the roof? Thank you

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3 Answers

ADR Property Maintenance

Rating: 5 out of 5
Boston
the mortar on the back of you lathes is lime mortar it does two things holds your tiles in place and catches any drips that leak between the tiles, it is the original roof constructed when the house was built it may be wonky because of its age it is most likely to have nail fatigue, there is no way of changing the roof batons without removing the roof, the other thing you will have to check is if the ceiling joists are man enough to take the extra weight of being used for a room as most ceding joists of this era where only ever meant to hold up the ceiling below & not meant to be used as weight bearing joists. good luck Alex
Answered23 September 2020
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Practical Cladding Solutions Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Southampton
Alex has done a great job in explaining your roof for you. I would like to add that should you go ahead and convert the loft make sure that you leave a significant gap between the roof tiles and an interior ceiling or insulation. Your roof needs to breathe and needs plenty of air-flow to do so.
Answered15 October 2020
1

K&G Barr builders ltd

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York
Everything is as the two previous poster have said. Graham
Answered20 October 2020
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