Sealing chimney hole in roof

[Tommygun85]

Hi, I am all set to remove the chimney from my bungalow. Does any one have advice about how to seal the hole in the roof it will create? It only needs to be temporary as in a few months work will start on an extension which will extend the roofline over where the chimney hole will be. But I want to remove the chimney now as it is in the way of renovation works.
Thanks for your help
Tom

 

[scottishslater]

post a picture of it

 

[catlad]

Ideally you will need to have some more tiles the same and some batons to bridge the gap. How wide is your chimney?

 

[Tommygun85]

Attached are a couple of images. They should give help with size.

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• 6 Feb 2012
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Thanks for you help guys

 

[scottishslater]

Cut back battens to half on rafters either side of chimney,Add new felt over hole,join up new tile batten to match original and marry in new tiles,How far you taking the chimney down

 

[Tommygun85]

I am going to remove the chimney completely, all the way down to ground level.

Is it possible to leave the felt exposed and not to tile? This is only a temporary fix, the bungalow is unoccupied and it's pretty much a building site anyway! I just need a cheap, DIY solution that will keep the water out for a few months.

Thanks

 

[catlad]

yes just make it lager than the hole take a tile of each side, pin felt down then put tiles back then put a couple of bits of baton over hole.

 

[scottishslater]

As catlad says.You can even throw a tarp over the hole when your done if you want to be ultra save about water getting in.