Showing a nice bit of work pointing a verge on the end of the roof on this home in sheffield.
Repointing roof verge.
Hi all was having a look at weekend at my brother in laws house and as above all the cement verge along both sides of the roof is cracked and just pulls out with your fingers.
Erect access equipment to desired work height.
Mortar can be coloured to match the roof covering.
Replacing loose cement verge to roof edge.
Discussion in builders talk started by diydave oct 19 2015.
Colours include slate grey black brown and red.
This work should not be done off ladders as working overhead is dangerous.
Mortared roof verge traditional verge.
Mortar on a roof verge undercloaked verge.
Once the tiles start to get detached it is time for re bedding.
A cement mortar is known as roof bedding.
Don t forget that every roof is different but the list below covers the essentials.
This will ensure a clean neat finish to the job.
Put on protective gear and make sure that the ladder is securely propped against the wall.
Repointing a tile verge without removing the tiles and rebedding them on a mortar base is pretty much a waste of time.
Bedding is important because without it the roof might start splitting as the tiles have a high chance of getting loose and falling out.
Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater.
Bear in mind that as time will pass the bedding will gradually wear out.
Its job is to keep a lash on the roof tiles.
This should make it possible to work easily on the roof verge.
Use a cold chisel and club hammer to get rid of worn out and damaged mortar.
Use a stiff brush and wipe away debris particles and dirt from the surface.
A traditional verge is built on the fascia.
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.
Remove the roof tiles and end ridge from roof and clean any cement from them.
