Roof Ridging to Point ?

AfterDark

Hi, recently had someone out cleaning my roof gutters who told me to get roof looked at as it was ridging to point. Called a roofer to come look at it later this week. Tried looking online to find out what ridging to point is and can find anything Does anyone know anything about this ? What causes it ? is it expensive to repair ? Looked through my home insurance policy and can't see it listed on it as an exclusion or anything, so hopefully it will cover it.

rrf494g

roof ridging to a point
Not a building term I have heard in 30 years. May be a "local" term in your part of the country. May be an attempt to get more work by inventing a fictitious problem. May be poor explanation. If genuine, I could guess that it's meant to be about the ridge (top edge) of pitched roof not being straight and horizontal -BUT- any-road-up get a good local builder in to give a no-cost opionion.
regards

mvteng

Hi After dark,

He means the cement between the ridge tiles has worn away & needs replaced.

Just look up at the joints between the ridge tiles. When the pointings first been done, its flush, butover time the cement wears away.

Its an easy job to do, but obviously price will vary depending on the height & how big the roof is.

savemoney

As a guide I got a estimate the other week to replace all ridge tiles and lay new mortar and it was £525 this didnt include scaffolding which some may charge. Obviously it will be cheaper to just lay mortar along the ridge tiles but any time I get roof work done and no scaffodling involved even just a few slates its can be over £100

LandyAndy

AfterDark wrote: »

Hi, recently had someone out cleaning my roof gutters who told me to get roof looked at as it was ridging to point. Called a roofer to come look at it later this week. Tried looking online to find out what ridging to point is and can find anything Does anyone know anything about this ? What causes it ? is it expensive to repair ? Looked through my home insurance policy and can't see it listed on it as an exclusion or anything, so hopefully it will cover it.

If, as I suspect, they mean your ridge tiles need repointing then this will not be covered by your home insurance as it as normal wear and tear in the same way that it wouldn't pay to have, say, old wooden window frames replaced because they had rotted.

keystone

Something tells me that you have been subjected to the "whilst we were up here we happened to notice" gambit. Theres prolly nothing wrong with your ridge tiles at all although if you are concerned then its as well to get someone to look.

Cheers

iamcornholio

Never ever have ridges repointed - it may look good, but the mortar will be falling out again within two winters.

If the mortar is defective, then the ridges need to be taken off and properly re-bedded

withabix

...and one of the reasons that most ridge tiles are Dry Fix now. No mortar.

BargainGalore

Is this the sort of thing withabix

http://www.frrc.co.uk/marley_dry_ridge_with_batten_sections.php

iamcornholio

withabix wrote: »

...and one of the reasons that most ridge tiles are Dry Fix now. No mortar.

No, I think dry fixing is all the rage due to lack of skilled roofers and also speed of installation which leads to lower costs for the builder

I don't think any dry system is expected to last longer than traditional mortar bedded - manufacturers typically quote a 15 year "guarantee" (but with very specific installation requirements) and the 30 year life is only "expected"

Once UV and the weather take their toll, a bolt breaks or a clip shatters and the ridge tile comes off in the slightest breeze.
With proper mortar, even after weathering, a ridge tile is very hard to get off unless nearly all the mortar is eroded - which should be a long time after the 30 year life of a dry ridge

However, dry systems are not viable to fit retrospectivley

savemoney

The guy I got a quote from said he puts something in the mix that makes it frost resident