Rotten Roofing

Although you seem moderately competent in the use of English and apparently know what thufeck you are talking about, I feel I would be doing myself an injustice if I refrained from asking for a translation.

If there are no leaks and you don't get significant amounts of water blown under tiles in high winds, I wouldn't worry about it. If you do have a leak, it might be trivially solvable by replacing or repositioning the odd tile, without redoing the whole roof. Is it really worth spending thousands just to keep ladybirds out?

|!In article , |! snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.co.uk writes: |!> The old bitumen felt under the tiles on my 1930,s house is rotten .Is |!> it really necessary to replace it (off with the roof!), no great |!> amount of leaks virtually nothing, loads of ventilation, can see the |!> stars in places ...attic floor heavily insulated (~250mm rock-wool), |!> hatch sealed with strip...house fitted with CH . |!> There are no deliberate ventilation tiles near the apex nor any fitted |!> under the soffits (? at the bottom). what can be done in this |!> situation to sheet,ie prevent wasps/bees etc.gaining access?(one year |!> half a billion ladybirds..since gone and never returned?).Any ideas |!> please.. |! |!If there are no leaks and you don't get significant amounts of |!water blown under tiles in high winds, I wouldn't worry about it. |!If you do have a leak, it might be trivially solvable by replacing |!or repositioning the odd tile, without redoing the whole roof. |!Is it really worth spending thousands just to keep ladybirds out?

There are *lots* of roofs in Yorkshire, with York stone flags, which never had bitumen felt. There is quite an industry turning and felting these roofs, when they leak after a hundred or so years.

towww.hyphenologist.co.uk/songs/http://www.gutenberg.org/author/John_Hartleyhttp://www.gutenberg.org/author/F_W_MoormanThanks for your input,I will leave it alone!