Mortar Roof Verge

Tiles on the verge are often mortared to prevent rain and wind from getting underneath the tiles.

Mortar roof verge.

Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater. With a half tile at a mortar bedded verge should be clipped on both the right and lefthand verges. The clipping of verge tiles should be undertaken with the verge clip recommended by the manufacturer as each tile design will have a different profile and interlock height two products may look alike but the strength of the fixing may be very different. Failure of roof verges is incredibly common and often stems from two underlying problems.

The verge begins where the outer shingles or roofing tiles end and the roof meets the gable which is the ridge formed by the 2 sides of the roof. Bear in mind that as time will pass the bedding will gradually wear out. Use the trowel to butter and smooth the mortar make sure it is even and leveled. The correct mix ratio is 3 parts sand to 1 part cement this is much stronger than bricklayers use 5 1 as the cement on the roof must withstand more driving rain than a typic.

Eaves flashing only visible in limited areas. The verge tiles have not been bedded on the mortar in one operation. Its job is to keep a lash on the roof tiles. Dry fix options for verges are also available from a number of manufacturers.

The mortar does not contain the minimum 30 required sharp sand. A dry verge is a roofing system that uses interlocking pieces to cover the verge rather than the traditional mortar. Roof verge requiring rebedding the edge of a pitched roof as it meets the gable end is called a verge.