Roof repair

Yes, I had the same problem winter before last. Wickes do a roof repair product that you paint on (very thickly). It contains some sort of fibre that bridges the split. I had a very large tear (2") where the wood underneath had expanded with the wet, I covered these wide gaps with stick on flash banding first then painted the sealer over, but I'm sure the sealer would be fine on it's own for up to 1/2" or so.

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

http://www.wickes.co.uk/hi-tack-flashing-strip/invt/243006/

Thanks for that .. I will definitely pop to wickes and have a look. Will keep you posted.

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Advertising, I think? Reported.

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Yes, was just thinking I'd better get up on the roof and do some DIY

Reported!

Even if it was an advert it was helpful and I loved the optimism of "A repair is best made after a long period of dry weather has allowed any moisture in the roof felt to dry out."