Tile wont sit
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fourstardan

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5,919 posts

163 months

Wednesday 24th September
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Noticed i have a tile not sitting straight.

Ive looked at the batten and despite being 20 years old looks brand new!


Id like to get this fixed before winter and autumn kicks in so any ideas on whay could be casuing it.

Wondering if its something gradually im the row above/along?




Chumley.mouse

803 posts

56 months

Wednesday 24th September
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Just wedge it up a bit with something, it might be the next tile is sitting a bit high ?

njw1

2,576 posts

130 months

Wednesday 24th September
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I can see three or possibly four tiles not sitting quite right in those photos.

fourstardan

Original Poster:

5,919 posts

163 months

Wednesday 24th September
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njw1 said:
I can see three or possibly four tiles not sitting quite right in those photos.
There has been an awful lost of moss getting in so they do have a few misaligned spots.

It's a pain as the section sits above the apex of the garage then the scaffold goes down so I might have no option but to go up and clear moss.

It won't drain if I wedge it up.

Other option is to put eaves protector on this section.

6 pot

58 posts

203 months

Wednesday 24th September
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Is the gutter bracket holding it up ?

fourstardan

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5,919 posts

163 months

Thursday 25th September
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6 pot said:
Is the gutter bracket holding it up ?
Nope

Chumley.mouse

803 posts

56 months

Thursday 25th September
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I’m not sure what you mean by it won’t drain if you lift it up ? It will be at the same angle as the rest of the bottom row of tiles which I’m guessing drain perfectly well ?

Push the tile up or remove it fix a bit of something to the top of the fascia or tilt fillet which ever the tile is resting on and job done .

Cow Corner

680 posts

49 months

Thursday 25th September
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If the tile isn't being supported by the facia then you may need to add a bit of batten behind the facia to bring it level - but I’d be curious to know why only that tile appears to have dipped…

fourstardan

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5,919 posts

163 months

Thursday 25th September
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Went up in the crows nest again today lol.

I took three tiles out and pushed the top ones back, I noticed a lot of old dry mortar around the bottom of the felt near the fascia and then found an old broken bit of tile loose. in there with no broken tile anywhere.

I think there may well had been a bit of bodge masonry from the original build done here in the first place and I've disturbed it as the batten seems to raise in level slightly where it meets the next truss.