The importance of flexible pointing for boral roof tiles.
Pointing corner roof tiles.
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Repointing the corner roof tiles hi guys after requiring to remove the hip tiles that meet to an external corner to put up my pergola iiwould like to re mortar the tiles down.
Do i need to add lime or something.
Ridge tiles also called capping tiles are the most important tiles on the roof.
This is how i cement roof tiles pointing the verge in with two coats of cement the cement i use has black dye mix in it to help match the roof tiles in colo.
The sole purpose of the pointing is to bind the edge of the ridge capping to the surface of the roof tile and also to provide a cosmetic coloured finish on the edge of the ridges.
There are some roofers who advocate that a ridge capping repair should be a full re bed remove all the ridge capping and the old bedding and starting again.
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It s main purpose is to keep moisture out thereby protecting the roofing system and underlying bedding.
Flexible pointing or flexi point is a water based polymer compound that adheres to roofing tiles and ridge caps on tile roofs in australia.
Having the added benefit of being flexible means it moves with the roof over time and will.
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As the first line of defence against water ridge tiles must be cemented into place and pointing applied to the exposed edges of the tiles.
The half round tiles that fit over the hip are the hip tiles.
Some roofs have hips some don t.
The same tiles are used on the ridge line which i ll get to later.
This video from bunnings shows you how to take a tile off and replace it prop.
The point at which the two sides meet is called a hip.
Traditionally repointing was done with a sand and cement mixture but today flexible repointing materials are.
I used some cement and sand once before but it didn t last long so before i do these ones is there a special mix i am supposed to use.
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Working with roof tiles is a lot easier when you know a couple of basic tricks.
It seals the ridge cap to the standard tile or gable end.
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