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Hi,
I’m about to lay Marley plain concrete tiles on my vertical dormer cheeks. I’ve never done this before but can see that if I just put a normal tilting batten down for the angle cut tiles at the base rake abutment(slope of the existing roof) then these angle cut tiles will sit with their ‘short edge’ on the tilting fillet and their ‘long’ edge unsupported.
How do I get around this.
Another couple of questions-
Should I have the tilt batten on top of the lead gutter or below it? I’ve seen both in pictures.
What is best for the abutment gutter GRP or lead?
If I use lead I know I should not put it on top of roofing felt but is it ok to put breather membrane on top of the felt then lead on top of the breather membrane?
I'll have a lead apron at the base of the window and a few inches up the side - but do I also need lead up the rest of the window - or can I use sealant?
Thanks
Tony
I’m about to lay Marley plain concrete tiles on my vertical dormer cheeks. I’ve never done this before but can see that if I just put a normal tilting batten down for the angle cut tiles at the base rake abutment(slope of the existing roof) then these angle cut tiles will sit with their ‘short edge’ on the tilting fillet and their ‘long’ edge unsupported.
How do I get around this.
Another couple of questions-
Should I have the tilt batten on top of the lead gutter or below it? I’ve seen both in pictures.
What is best for the abutment gutter GRP or lead?
If I use lead I know I should not put it on top of roofing felt but is it ok to put breather membrane on top of the felt then lead on top of the breather membrane?
I'll have a lead apron at the base of the window and a few inches up the side - but do I also need lead up the rest of the window - or can I use sealant?
Thanks
Tony