Loft felt repair

[Gordon99]

Hi there, I have accidently torn some of the bitumen felt in my loft and have tried a few ways to repair it without success. Any ideas please? I've tried various tapes and yesterday attempted bostik flashband but it just peeled off after a few minutes. The house is 1980 and the felt is heavy-ish so it'll need a decent adhesive I guess. Many thanks in advance.

 

[Old Salt]

Get another piece of felt and tuck it under the rafters and under the lip of the piece below if you can manage to get it in there it should be fine.

 

[Gordon99]

Get another piece of felt and tuck it under the rafters and under the lip of the piece below if you can manage to get it in there it should be fine.

Many thanks, although it's not possible to get anything between the felt and the rafters near the joins (I tried lodging the flashband in there to help it). I guess it's fixed on those points.

 

[Old Salt]

What about a piece of timber fixed to the rafters to hold it in place?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You can only really do a proper repair from above, removing a few tiles and possibly battens to insert a new bit of felt, otherwise you'll have to the best you can, just ensure whatever you do keeps the laps lapping over one another properly.

 

[DiyNutJob]

An aesthetic repair will not restore the felt's original function. It's not a problem if the roofing tiles are not leaking. It's a marginal problem if there is a leak because the leak would wear through the felt quickly.

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IKOpro High Performance Roofing Felt Adhesive - 5L

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[blup]

Glue or otherwise fix tne felt to batten and screw the batten to the side of the rafter.

Blup

 

[Gordon99]

Thanks for all the suggestions so far, much appreciated. There's no leaks so that's ok. I like the baton ideas - great. If I were to try and glue it then what glue would you recommend please?