Mortar Roof Verge

Inspect the mortar application and look out for cracks or inconsistencies on the surface.

Mortar roof verge.

Some chunks of mortar have fallen out of my roof s verge. This is due to roof slopes being described whilst looking at the roof slope not the gable end. By mccfuzz tue jun 20 2017 1 21 pm. Overhang verge tiles should overhang the building fabric by between 38 and 50mm.

3 posts page 1 of 1. None of the cement has stuck to the underneath of the roof tiles cement tiles i believe or the undercloaking and just comes out cleanly in large wedges was going to give him a hand to re point before winter sets in so obviously remove all loose cement verge which is 100 of it brush off any loose dusty bits. The one on the right is a left hand verge and the one on the left is a right hand verge. The verge tiles have not been bedded on the mortar in one operation.

Whilst these do look neat they may look out of place on a traditional roof. Unfastened roof tiles are. Well settled and dry mortar should turn gray when it has dried completely. Correct mortar mix for roof verge.

Cut off excess mortar and place it in the bucket and continue with the application until the entire surface is covered. I used this mix because as a complete roofing novice i happened on to this site. With a half tile at a mortar bedded verge should be clipped on both the. The good news is it is still as solid as a rock.

About a metre altogether. Eaves flashing only visible in limited areas it is a mistake to try and point verges after the tiles are already in place and given the depth of remaining cement verge fillets we feel that this is precisely what happened. Mortar on a roof verge undercloaked verge. Step 6 inspect roof verge.

Modern houses are often built with dry verge systems. A cement mortar is known as roof bedding. Hi there over four years ago i repaired about two metres of roof verge using a mix of 4 sharp sand to one of cement. Once the tiles start to get detached it is time for re bedding.

Verges can also be undercloaked when a fibre cement board projects beyond the fascia and the tile verge is mortared to this. Bedding is important because without it the roof might start splitting as the tiles have a high chance of getting loose and falling out. Bear in mind that as time will pass the bedding will gradually wear out. After the repair leave it to dry.