Fitting Dry Verge To Old Roof

Fit the verge piece onto the starter verge so flush against it and there isn t any space between the 2 pieces.

Fitting dry verge to old roof.

Dry ridge isn t always suitable or desirable especially on some period properties. Nail in position through the batten end clip into the batten. Dry verge installation step one setting out the dry verge. Install the batten end clips using the nails provided.

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. Dry verge caps are a little more expensive than repointing generally but the benefits given are worth the cost. 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.

For refurbishment of an existing roof it can be hard to decide between repointing mortar or for using plastic dry verge caps. The batten end clip should. Dry ridge vs mortar or sand and cement. Dry verge caps cost more but they last a lot longer.

Insert a ridge closure into the last unit interlocking the combs of each uni dry verge unit at the apex. Step two fix the batten end clips. 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. 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.