Wet Verge Roof Detail

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Wet verge roof detail.

Carry underlay over full width of gable wall and turn down 50mm behind. Traditionally these areas at the edge of your roof are fixed with mortar in order to prevent water ingress and pests such as birds nesting in your roof. Any fixing system that claims to be wet is one that uses cement as the primary method to secure the roof tiles in place. Download dwg file.

This is due to roof slopes being described whilst looking at the roof slope not the gable end. Failure of roof verges is incredibly common and often stems from two underlying problems. Bed edge of verge tiles flush with undercloak on 75mm wide bed of mortar leaving the edges clean. Cracking failure and close of cement verge fillets.

The verge refers to the outer ends of your roof above the gable end the wall above which two verges meet. Why wet systems fail while most people think that cement is a strong material that ll last forever the truth is often very different. The one on the right is a left hand verge and the one on the left is a right hand verge. Fix standard tiles and tile and a half tiles in alternate courses.

Damaged and missing cement board undercloak. Bed edge of verge tiles flush with undercloak on 75mm wide bed of mortar leaving the edges clean. Wet rot to the roof batten ends. Download the dwg file.

Carry underlay over full width of gable wall and turn down 50mm behind cloaks. Eaves and verges detail for a plain clay roof. Overhang verge tiles should overhang the building fabric by between 38 and 50mm.