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[zirk]

Got a sneaky suspicion you may be right there, its a 70's Wimpey build and the interior walls are compressed straw.

So if you huff and you puff .. you can remodel your house? , dont say that Im not having a good year 

Edit: whats a perge tarp??

I reckon that's a typo for 'large'..

So, Large tarp,? trap, tap, crap, carp, tart?

[aaronjb]

Large tarp I reckon.. though a large crap can be quite satisfying I don't think it'll seal the roof

[pauls]

I have a flat roof on my shed/work room and 2 year ago it leaked due to the middle sinking. Well been short of funds I needed to find a cheap way of repairing it until i could sort it out. Anyway happened to be in wilkinsons and i saw something called Marley waterproofing-roof renovator so i bought 2 tins of this and slapped it on with a big paintbush.   Anyway so good i have not needed to sort the roof out and the water sits up there in puddles but never goes through.

[jonathanh]

Got a sneaky suspicion you may be right there, its a 70's Wimpey build and the interior walls are compressed straw.

So if you huff and you puff .. you can remodel your house?

Edit: whats a perge tarp??

I reckon that's a typo for 'large'..

Yep typo, sorry I mean "large"

[MikeDundee]

Chris if its just patches for now get some trowel on felt adhesive you can get a small roll of top sheet they call it capping sheet about 200-300mmm wide and some felt nails

all from wickes

trowel on adhesive and nail felt patch all round should do the trick temp repair though

shame your not in ramsgate half way trough a flat roof now

With your weight you should have known better, Hope you did'nt hurt yerself  and cause to much damage to the roof

[MikeDundee]

Chris if its just patches for now get some trowel on felt adhesive you can get a small roll of top sheet they call it capping sheet about 200-300mmm wide and some felt nails

He means clout nails

[MikeDundee]

I would recommend this as a temporary quick fix, see link below :, and if you need any advice or estimate costs for the flat roof replacement let me know  

http://www.wickes.co.uk/high-performance-acrylic-waterproofer/invt/240148/

[paul.lovejoy]

Chris if its just patches for now get some trowel on felt adhesive you can get a small roll of top sheet they call it capping sheet about 200-300mmm wide and some felt nails

all from wickes

trowel on adhesive and nail felt patch all round should do the trick temp repair though

shame your not in ramsgate half way trough a flat roof now

With your weight you should have known better, Hope you did'nt hurt yerself  and cause to much damage to the roof

break me your still alive are you saying i am fat...i am on the see food diet

[paul.lovejoy]

Chris if its just patches for now get some trowel on felt adhesive you can get a small roll of top sheet they call it capping sheet about 200-300mmm wide and some felt nails

He means clout nails

actually clout and felt although similar in appearance are differnt the felt nail has a larger head you should know what i mean labourer went to jewsons today to get 20mm felt nails and came back with 30mm clout nails

[OOMV6]

A bit of crap on my screen, and I read the title of the thread as "Leaking Fiat Roof". Guess this may not be unusual either.

[Rods2]

When you renew the roof if you use the self-adhesive undersheet and roofing felt, there is a roofing specialist in Luton that advertise on Ebay, that do these materials at about half the Wickes prices.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SELF-ADHESIVE-UNDERLAY-ROOFING-FELT-8mx1m-2-64-Metre-/260652916748?pt=UK_BOI_Ceilings_Walls_Roofing_ET&hash=item3cb01fe00c#ht_1800wt_952

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SELF-ADHESIVE-ROOFING-FELT-FINE-SAND-GREEN-MIN-7M-X-1M-/260817351836?pt=UK_BOI_Ceilings_Walls_Roofing_ET&hash=item3cb9ecf49c#ht_1642wt_952

There is also a company in Newcastle on Ebay that have very good prices.

If the boarding is damaged or sagging, you will need to replace or cover with 18mm thick marine OSB or ply roofing sheets.

The water from the leak is brown from the bitumen.

If you have stains on the ceiling, use gloss undercoat to seal before repainting.

I hope this is on help.

[paul.lovejoy]

Large tarp I reckon.. though a large crap can be quite satisfying I don't think it'll seal the roof

not after a curry thats for sure but a good roast dinner crap with some straw mixed in should do the trick. beef pork or chicken will do

[Jukeboxnut]

I had a leak on my flat garage roof 3 years ago due to a large split in the felt which was just 15 years old.  A quick repair was achieved using self adhesive flashband readily available from B&Q etc.  I used a hot air gun and small plastic roller to apply it and the repair lasted for approximately 20 months until I had the roof recovered with a rubber membrane last year which is claimed to have life of 40 years (should see me out).

[Vamps]

I had a leak on my flat garage roof 3 years ago due to a large split in the felt which was just 15 years old.  A quick repair was achieved using self adhesive flashband readily available from B&Q etc.  I used a hot air gun and small plastic roller to apply it and the repair lasted for approximately 20 months until I had the roof recovered with a rubber membrane last year which is claimed to have life of 40 years (should see me out).

How much did that cost? if you don't mind me asking, I really must get my garage roof sorted.....

[Michael2.6]

If you can try pitching the roof this will stop the water from lying on the roof and soaking in and coming though the ceiling

flat roofs are not very good

go for a pitch roof

it will cost you more to do it that way but cheaper in the long run.

Better than a bodged up job