Roofing Tiles: sniff... sharp intake of breathe... and then ??

[advisewelcome]

Staring out the window watching the rain bubbling against the window and wondering how worse its going to get over the next months.

Have some roofing tiles missing and loose and its hassle trying to get them fixed.

Roofers seem to come, have a look... sniff.... sharp intake of breathe... quote for work I am not needing and then disappear into the ether.

Wonder if can get some advise to scope this out and make sensible decisions?:


There are upper roof hip tiles missing:

Looks like some misaligned hip tiles on the lower roof:

Some lower roof flat tiles need replacing or resetting:

Can I get Hip Arris tiles and get the missing ones replaced? Is it a hassle replacing a few of the hip tiles because they are interlinked? Are they bedded in or just nailed in?

Does the angle of the Hip Arris tiles have to match the pitch of the roof is this why the lower roof hip tiles look loose?

Or is the only solution to get them replaced with a new dry hip ridge kit? (although I am sure this project will bring its own problems as well)


(Some more details here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QvzfhVmf8zAjPScw6)

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[datarebal]

they are all nailed and bedded . if some come out then expect the others to follow in the future.
id have them all lifted re drilled and re fitted from bottom to top.
for replacement hips you'll need roof pitch, looks about 35 degrees but that's a guess
the lower damaged tiles are probably end result of hips falling

 

[securespark]

They may be hip tiles, but are they cool and trendy too?

 

[advisewelcome]

They may be hip tiles, but are they cool and trendy too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5YkmjalDg

 

[advisewelcome]

they are all nailed and bedded . if some come out then expect the others to follow in the future.
id have them all lifted re drilled and re fitted from bottom to top.
for replacement hips you'll need roof pitch, looks about 35 degrees but that's a guess
the lower damaged tiles are probably end result of hips falling

Thanks for details. Welcome any inputs on points below?...

-Understand that hip tiles drive weather away from corners so flat tiles more important to avoid water ingress?
-Assume new dry ridge kit isn't the cheapest weather-worthy fix?
-Hoping local tile reclaim yard isn't going to be £13 a hip tile ?
-Do I need Arris and Eaves tiles as well for this fix?

-Is there a way to just affix the missing hip tiles with flashing or anything else?
-Unsure when hips should be bedded or just should sit flat?
-Tiles broke when fell - got this little bit - assume its not enough to gauge pitch angle?

Materials:
About 10 Eaves tiles, 10 Plain tiles and 10 Arris tiles - sound about okay for this job?

Labour:
Fixing hip tiles, resetting flat tiles, bit of repointing - whatcha' think a reasonable sunny day labour charge for this around the West Mids (...ballpark)?

 

[noseall]

whatcha' think a reasonable sunny day labour charge for this around the West Mids (...ballpark)?

It will need scaffold. The low roof will be a sacrificial scaffold bearer and more tiles will break as a result. More tiles will likely break up the hips.

You are looking at a few days work, even if the roofers decide to strip the scaffold themselves and repair the low roof. You are looking at at least £3k and upwards.