Problem with my loft

[Buster121]

Use board and the current sheets that will return to natural form more or less after being placed on solid surface if any dont then replace the very bad ones

On another note my loft is also very wet due to the weather and have to dry every day

[Buster121]

Thing with felt it needs replacing every few years the corrugated sheets are almost permanent, I do remember saying to you at the time it would sag eventually with no support under it
one of my lofts is felt the newer one I used the sheets on and that is perfect but the felt has gone white and brittle, the only thing stopping me sheeting it is the cost of the roof pieces as the roof is like an ''A'' shape the front couple feet slopes down so that will have to be felted but with my health conditions can no longer get on roof to do it so will have to stay until can get somebody to help me

[pvdmr]

Both my empty lofts have onduline corrugated sheeting on..fixed onto the original marine ply roof.
Not a drip of over the past 15 years

Atb

[Buster121]

Use board and the current sheets that will return to natural form more or less after being placed on solid surface if any dont then replace the very bad ones

On another note my loft is also very wet due to the weather and have to dry every day

Buster, you have mentioned before that your lofts get wet. Why is that?
Is the roof leaking or is the rain getting in elsewhere?
Just wondering.

No leaks have no idea but always when wet weather the loft floors are wet, humidity who knows, loft 2 does allow some rain through at front where section meet have put sealant and other stuff all over joins and still does it but only affects the front, also covered vents over with a piece of angled boards to steer water away from them

[Buster121]

what i found with felt you can go for ages then you go in and a small hole and the floor is wet

Got plastic sheeting under my felt as well

[pvdmr]

IF…you want a trouble free rain proof Roof then get it Fibre Glassed it will last forever

Atb

[Buster121]

IF…you want a trouble free rain proof Roof then get it Fibre Glassed it will last forever

Atb

I did a reply to this earlier but for some reason not posted
bloke couple doors away from me has all his lofts made with filon and works great let's so much light in and he has had them for 30 years + they was his brothers before him

[pvdmr]

IF…you want a trouble free rain proof Roof then get it Fibre Glassed it will last forever

Atb

We had the flat roof of our utility room fibre glassed last summer after it had developed a leak in one corner. It wasn’t cheap but looks great and should last until we retire and sell the shop.

All depends on how many layers of matting put down,get them back
Worked at Birchwood boats they built Super Cruisers out of fibreglass for the Saudi Arabians costing millions also for the Mega rich all over the world.
My mates used to laminate ponds for clients at weekends…Koi enthusiasts none have leaked in years!

[Buster121]

Unfortunately after a few days of wet weather my birds once again have had to grow webbed feet
I have had to pile up the litter pellets to try and soak it up and yesterday had to resort to putting several buckets around to catch the drips as I can't afford to change the roof at the moment I have been looking into other temporary solutions, I have a couple of options (roof repair tape or mastic) so will be going shopping today to see what I can get. Today looks mostly dry and tomorrow isn't looking too bad either so with any luck the roof will dry enough for me to do the temporary repairs I'll let you know how it goes

Could you use any of that brush on bitumen, I have polythene under my felt, you could fasten some black bags over it or get some of those tarpaulin sheets you can pick them up for couple quid or as a last resort get a lorry tarpaulin sheet cover it in one then, any haulage yards by you or local most will give the old ones away

[Buster121]

That's a bugger, Trev.

It's going to be difficult to fix as if you fix one problem the water will find the next weakest place.

Buster may be right, a tarpaulin over the whole roof might be the answer. Or if they do 12' wide black plastic sheet off the roll over there, and I am sure they do, you might cover the whole thing in a plastic sheet. That'll keep the rain out.

I got some pond liners which are similar as they are plastic and yes they work great I have them on my other sheds