Fitting Dry Verge To Old Roof

Dry ridge conversion although this looks like a new roof it was actually about 10 years old the original mortar was weak at install and many ridge tiles blew off into the garden below and a public footpath during a storm.

Fitting dry verge to old roof.

Fit the first dry verge section ensuring that it is located onto the eaves closer. As each successive verge tile is laid slide on a universal dry verge unit upto the tile toe engaging with the unit below nail in position through the batten end clip into the batten. Install the batten end clips using the nails provided. Dry verge caps are a little more expensive than repointing generally but the benefits given are worth the cost.

Dry ridge isn t always suitable or desirable especially on some period properties. Fit the verge piece onto the starter verge so flush against it and there isn t any space between the 2 pieces. Step three fit the eaves. Take a dry verge piece and align the edges on the underside of it with the edges on top of the starter verge.

Step two fix the batten end clips. Save time and money with the dry verge system dry fix verge roofing system designed to provide a quick and easy great looking solution for finishing the verge of a gable end on a roof. The batten end clip should. Dry ridge vs mortar or sand and cement.

For refurbishment of an existing roof it can be hard to decide between repointing mortar or for using plastic dry verge caps. Nail in position through the batten end clip into the batten. The verge system is available in grey and brown and manufactured from uv stable high quality polypropylene. Following the manufacturer s instructions install the underlay.

Insert a ridge closure into the last unit interlocking the combs of each uni dry verge unit at the apex.