Wire securing roof tiles

Morning all,

I've got a 1930's house with clay tile roof. Noticed that under the roof there's a wire tying each tile to the roof battens. I've had a few tiles replaced during a reno, and noticed that the roofers don't appear to go into the roof space and secure these tiles.

During the massive howling winds last night in Sydney was wondering whether I should spend a few hours in the roof securing these tiles to the battens?

Cheers,

Tom

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Originally Posted by TomH

Morning all,

I've got a 1930's house with clay tile roof. Noticed that under the roof there's a wire tying each tile to the roof battens. I've had a few tiles replaced during a reno, and noticed that the roofers don't appear to go into the roof space and secure these tiles.

During the massive howling winds last night in Sydney was wondering whether I should spend a few hours in the roof securing these tiles to the battens?

Cheers,

Tom

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If you have the ability/agility then you have nothing to lose unless
you put a part of your anatomy through the ceiling
then it gets costly.

In the days when tiles were wired, it was usually the top and bottom row or 2 from memory.