Tiles & slates
Slipped, cracked and missing coverings are among the most visible roof faults. Some are isolated maintenance issues; others suggest ageing fixings or weather exposure across a wider area.
What Causes a Roof Tile to Slip?
This guide looks specifically at what causes a roof tile to slip?: why roof tiles move, how urgent it may be and what a roofer normally checks, plus the signs that help decide what to do next.
Read guide →One Missing Roof Tile: How Serious Is It?
Read this if you are dealing with one missing roof tile: how serious is it?. It covers whether a single missing tile can cause a leak and how quickly it should be dealt with and the practical clues worth noting before repair.
Read guide →Why Are My Roof Tiles Cracking?
For why are my roof tiles cracking?, this page explains common reasons tiles crack and when isolated breakage points to a wider problem, with a focus on the checks and repair questions that matter for that defect.
Read guide →Loose Ridge Tiles: What Causes Them?
This guide looks specifically at loose ridge tiles: what causes them?: how mortar failure, movement and weather affect ridge tiles, plus the signs that help decide what to do next.
Read guide →What Is Nail Sickness on a Slate Roof?
Read this if you are dealing with what is nail sickness on a slate roof?. It covers why old slate fixings fail and the signs that distinguish isolated slipped slates from widespread fixing deterioration and the practical clues worth noting before repair.
Read guide →Why Do My Roof Tiles Move in the Wind?
For why do my roof tiles move in the wind?, this page explains what movement, rattling or lifting tiles can indicate about fixings and exposure, with a focus on the checks and repair questions that matter for that defect.
Read guide →Have loose, broken or missing tiles?
A roofer can check why the covering has moved or cracked and whether the neighbouring fixings are still sound.