Replace Broken Tile On Roof

Often a good roofing merchant will have a reclamation section where worn nearly new tiles or various coloured slates will be available this will make the final repair extremely hard to detect after light weathering.

Replace broken tile on roof.

Also pry or force out any nails. If the broken tile had once been nailed to the wood batten make sure you seal the hole under the tile before replacing it. Now lift up the adjoining tile to the left of the broken tile and lift it with a crowbar. Get onto the roof.

This will minimize disturbance to the surrounding tiles. Once you have safely gotten to the broken tile. Step 7 replace the broken tile. Keep the pry bar there to hold this tile up.

Ensure you have the correct replacement tile as there are many different roof tiles on the market. This video will walk through the process of repairing broken. Cracked or broken roof tile 1 carefully pry up the tile or tiles just above the cracked or broken one. 2 break the faulty tile and remove the pieces.

Repairing broken roofing tile instead of replacing means that the pieces can be glued together. Only do this if you know it can be done safely using a stable ladder and perhaps even using. Step 6 lift the adjoining left tile. One important tip when replacing any broken tiles or slates is this always try to get a colour match if possible.