70 years is more than enough time for any roof especially if it has clay rosemary s on it and it sounds like they have blown.
Removing roof tiles from inside.
If you are removing any tiles from your roof it is a great idea to store them for use in the future.
Spray the entire roof thoroughly.
Do this using two pieces of timber to hold them up.
Once you have safely gotten to the broken tile you ll need to slightly lift the tiles that overlap the one to be removed.
Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.
Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof.
This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails.
I d tend to agree with agl above.
Answered 22nd jan 2016.
This will prevent the solution from draining in your direction.
Then use a brick trowel to lift up the broken over the baton underneath and slide it down and out.
Working with roof tiles is a lot easier when you know a couple of basic tricks.
This video from bunnings shows you how to take a tile off and replace it prop.
Unfortunately roof tiles cannot be replaced from inside.
Roof tiles can break easily and in most ca.
The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork.
There is obviously no felt on the roof either so it looks like you are going to need a new roof.
Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.
Start on lowest row of shingles and work your way backwards to the upper part of the roof.
That way you can be sure you have got an exact match if you need to replace a tile later on especially if your roof is a bit older.
Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them.
This video shows how to replace an interlocking roof tile such as the marley ludlow major or the redland renown.
Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.