Pointing Roof Corner Tiles

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.

Pointing roof corner tiles.

Flexible pointing ridgeway carry flexible pointing in a range of popular colours designed to point ridge caps on concrete and terracotta roof tiles. Ridge tiles also called capping tiles are the most important tiles on the roof. As the cement mortar or flexible compound breaks down or cracks water can reach the inside of the roof. As a result homeowners typically request this work to be carried out when the roof tiles still.

Repointing is a method whereby the loose or broken mortar is scraped away and replaced with new. The pointing is responsible for holding roof tiles in place. Visit us today for the widest range of cement products products. Traditionally the method of pointing a roof would be to use a mortar mix that bonds the ridge tile to the roof.

Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. Check out our range of roof tile pointing products at your local bunnings warehouse. Roof leaks and excess moisture are two common signs that the pointing is failing. 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.

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. We encourage retail customers to use our click. Roofbond flexible pointing is an acrylic compound applied using a pointing trowel and is surface dry in 4 5 hours. Granules in the gutter.

The ridge is the point at which two sections of a sloped roof system meet.