Roofing

Water ingress through roof tile vent

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.56 PM

Hi, I live in a new build (2016) house with roof tile vents. During a recent overnight heavy snowfall, water came in through the tile vents. One of the vents is ducted to an air vent in the bathroom, and the incoming water soaked the ducting insulation and made a wet patch on the bathroom ceiling. I've taped plastic bags over the tile vent openings into the loft for now, and no further water has come in since that snowfall (which was over a week ago). I've lived in the house 4.5 years now and this hasn't happened before, even during more intense snowfalls (e.g. the beast from the east a few years ago). I'm hoping someone can help me with a couple of questions: (1) is it likely that the tile vents are damaged/defective, or is water ingress something that can just happen in the right (i.e. wrong) conditions? (2) if this is something that can just happen, is there anything I can do to prevent it or reduce the chances? Any general advice anyone can give me would be really appreciated. I can give any more context or information if that would help. Thanks very much, Richard