Retrofit Sarking Tile Roof

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Retrofit sarking tile roof.

In our second episode on practical ways to. When assessing the retrofit options to make your home more sustainable comfortable and cost effect sarking should be one of your first port of calls. Unfasten all the roof clips that hold the roof tiles down. To do this you will have to remove the capping on the ridges.

Unfasten all clips that take hold of the roof tiles. Sarking under the roof tiles reflects up to 95 of radiant heat and provides a water dust and ember proof barrier. If you re just changing them. This will give you space to lay the sarking on.

You can t retrofit sarking without lifting roof sheets but there is a solution. Dismantle all roof battens to enable you to install sarking beneath them. Lay the sarking sheets on the roof cavity with care and precision. You only get one chance to install sarking and that is when you install a new roof.

There is a product called foil board it is 10 mm polystyrene with reflective foil adhered both sides. You only get one chance to install sarking and that is when you are installing a new roof. I have a 30 year old house with a pitched tiled roof. Now you can lay the sarking sheets.

Remove the ridge capping to easily get rid of roof tiles and clips. Hi all i am new to this forum and looking for some advice. It is light and easy to work with and you can fit it to roof battens between rafters or trusses.