We're in the process of making an offer on a house in Edinburgh which got a clean bill of health excepting that there were signs of condensation in the loft leading to "some deterioration of boarding".
Today I had the opportunity of going up for a look and "some" is clearly in the eye of the beholder... the boards are so fragile I could pull them apart with my thumbnail, and one is missing altogether (!)
Can anyone help me figure out how important the condition of these is? I'm assuming they can't play any structural role or the roof would have long since collapsed. So, what gives?
There's already felt under the tiles, which are the large interlocking type (I couldn't see any evidence of nailing into these boards from the tiles).
The house is a mid 60s Wimpey detatched that was put up in the southwest of the city in a large estate (Currie). The thought has occurred to me that they must all be similar so I should just get in touch with local roofers for advice.
Anyone able to identify the construction of the boarding? Looks like some kind of fibre pulp (almost reminded me of plasterboard actually) but difficult to tell, as it's clearly taken on so much water in the past...
Interestingly, the loft is now quite dry (pity the soffits weren't fixed a decade or so sooner - unvented shower room too )
Many thanks for any advice!
Today I had the opportunity of going up for a look and "some" is clearly in the eye of the beholder... the boards are so fragile I could pull them apart with my thumbnail, and one is missing altogether (!)
Can anyone help me figure out how important the condition of these is? I'm assuming they can't play any structural role or the roof would have long since collapsed. So, what gives?
There's already felt under the tiles, which are the large interlocking type (I couldn't see any evidence of nailing into these boards from the tiles).
The house is a mid 60s Wimpey detatched that was put up in the southwest of the city in a large estate (Currie). The thought has occurred to me that they must all be similar so I should just get in touch with local roofers for advice.
Anyone able to identify the construction of the boarding? Looks like some kind of fibre pulp (almost reminded me of plasterboard actually) but difficult to tell, as it's clearly taken on so much water in the past...
Interestingly, the loft is now quite dry (pity the soffits weren't fixed a decade or so sooner - unvented shower room too
)Many thanks for any advice!
