The very first job will be removing the old ridges without br.
Fitting ridge tiles on hip roof.
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 another pair of ridge slates cut to fit over the valley center.
Install copper at joint over valley.
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.
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.
Hip and gable ends.
Ridge tiles are made in widths ranging between 215mm and 340mm according to their shape material and manufacturer.
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.
However this method was complicated getting mortar up to a rooftop is not a simple task and it has been deemed unsafe since mortar crumbles and fails over time and ridge tiles can come loose posing a potential risk to people on the ground below.
My apprentice bedding concrete 1 3 round hip tiles.
Hip and ridge joint.
For a weather tight joint the ridge tiles should over lap roof tiles or slates by a minimum of 75mm on each slope.
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.
Install next step flashing over these slates.
Http www fixmyroof co uk this is an introduction into how to relay or rebed roof ridge tiles.
Dry ridge conversion this video is part 1 of how to fit dry ridge to an existing property very useful if you live in a windy location and ridge tiles blow off regularly.
How to fix ridge tiles to a roof traditionally ridge tiles were fixed using mortar to hold them in place.
A ridge is coming to a hip.
If the roof is slate they will probably have an angled top edge be black or red and be made of clay.
