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Fitting ridge tiles on hip roof.
My apprentice bedding concrete 1 3 round hip tiles.
Ridge tiles most pitched sloping roofs have ridge tiles where the front and rear pitches meet at the top of the roof.
Hip and ridge joint.
Http www fixmyroof co uk what is a dry ridge system this video shows the basics of installing a dry ridge system to a hip ridge instead of a straight top.
If the roof is tiled they will be the same colour as the tiles probably have rounded tops and be either clay or concrete.
Install next step flashing over these slates.
How to fix ridge tiles to a roof traditionally ridge tiles were fixed using mortar to hold them in place.
Dry hip ridge conversion this video shows a dry ridge install to a hipped roof which is slightly different from a simple top run of ridges.
Http www fixmyroof co uk this is an introduction into how to relay or rebed roof ridge tiles.
The very first job will be removing the old ridges without br.
For a weather tight joint the ridge tiles should over lap roof tiles or slates by a minimum of 75mm on each slope.
If the roof is slate they will probably have an angled top edge be black or red and be made of clay.
Curved or angled whatever shape you choose your ridge tiles bridge the gap between the roof slopes.
Install copper at joint over valley.
A ridge is coming to a hip.
Ensure that mortar fills the gap between the ends of each ridge tile smooth the mortar off at each joint as the ridge tiles are fitted.
On hip roofs the end of the lowest ridge tile is cut so that it aligns with the bottom edge of the slates tiles on the adjoining roof faces.
Hip and gable ends.
Install another pair of ridge slates cut to fit over the valley center.