How To Lay Roof Ridge Tiles

After you have completed the fields that is the broad surfaces of the roof you will need to cap the tops with special ridge tiles.

How to lay roof ridge tiles.

Before fixing the top course tiling batten fix the ridge batten brackets to each rafter where needed. Continue to mix mortar as needed to install mortar along the lower edges of the ridge tiles at each side. The roof tiles are held in place to the. This should be the final step in the process of installation.

The mortar fills the troughs or low points of the roof tiles where these intersect. The ridge tiles have to seal the top of the roof and overlap onto the slates tiles on each side by at least 75mm 3 inches for slate and flat faced tiles this is achieved by using a fairly stiff 1 3 cement sharp sand mortar bed along the tops of the tiles slates. Installing a new roof involves a number of layers and steps including underlayment to prevent water damage the tiles themselves and battens to secure everything in place. To install ridge tiles using this system begin by laying the roof underlay and battens in the normal manner leaving a 5mm continuous gap in the underlay at the roof apex.

Ridge tiles are a specific type of tile that are designed to cover the ridge or hip of a concrete tile clay tile or slate roof. How to tile a roof if you would prefer to read how to tile a roof and see more help please visit this link unless you found this video via my website. Install the ridge tiles.