Adhesive for roof tiles

Dec 08, 2024 Last reply: 1 year ago 8 Replies

What is the best product for sticking dislodged terracotta pan tiles back onto the mortar that they were bedded down into?



This is a little stone outbuilding roofed with clay pantiles. I know normally you might drill the edge tiles along the gable and put a nail into the batten to secure them. In this case because the end wall is at an odd angle there are various slivers of pantile bedded into mortar along the top of the wall and some have been loosened and dislodged by the storm. I want to get up on a ladder and glue them back where they came from. they aren't broken.



PVA? Gripfill? Silicone? Cement?



TW


How sound is the mortar? If the surface is weak and sandy that will be the weakest part of the bond. You may need to seal the existing mortar with something like SBR.

PVA is likely to re-emulsify in damp/wet conditions.

Maybe a "frost-proof tile adhesive" or "frost-proof tile adhesive cement", as used in outdoor pool surrounds etc.?

Thomas Prufer

Not tried it - but it's on my jobs to do (temporarily fix a couple of slipped slates), and I've got a tube of something like this:

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I have to say I have used expanding foam in this application...

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