Dry Verge Installation

[tommyl18]

Hi everyone just a quick query Im due to fit a dry verge system to a bungalow which already has the front done and they want the back done now so it matchs purely for cosmetic purposes as the mortar is sound. Im just wondering wether i need to remove the mortar as for one if the mortar is sound could be a pain to remove and secondly i dont really want to damage any tiles in the process so i was wondering if I would be able to plug and screw a baton into the mortar and then fix the dry verge system to the baton ?

[Mw Roofline]

Sometimes, if the verge is not too high with compo (from asbestolux to top of tile) you can nail a lath onto the fascia board underneath and nail in one of the lower holes to secure the cap in place.

DV is really intended for a compo free system where the lath extends right out, there are all sorts of bob the builder ways to fix them!

good luck

[Mw Roofline]

where in the Midlands are you? I know a place £1.31 per cap plus VAT

[tommyl18]

thats a bargain im in cannock where abouts can i get them from

[tommyl18]

cheers for that roofline as long as i know its been done before lol

[Mw Roofline]

tommyl18 wrote:

thats a bargain im in cannock where abouts can i get them from

Areco
Coppice Lane
Aldridge

Take u 25 mins from the McDonalds island in Cannock, say Matt from MwRoofline sent you and that they can do it for £1.31 otherwise if you don't say you'll get charged over the counter price.

I reckon thats worth hitting the thankyou button as i've been on number 13 for a week and i've had 2 flat tyres and the washing machine is broke, need to get off that unlucky number, lol

[JohnD]

tommyl18 wrote:

plug and screw a baton into the mortar and then fix the dry verge system to the baton ?

I'd be interested to see a photo. My mortar tends to crack and fall out, so I've thought about dry verge, but can't see an easy reliable method.

Surely the point of doing it is that the mortar falls out?

[tommyl18]

yea i know what you mean i wouldnt personally have it done unless it needed doing and they are adament they want it done so if they going to show the pound notes who am i to stop them!

[tommyl18]

thanks roofline Ive used areco before for my fascias but the plastics company next door to gills building merchants did the fascias cheaper for me but ill go in to areco and tell them u sent me !

[Leadman]

They correct way to instal the dry verge is to take the cement out all the way up, either cut in new battens to the nearest rafter or use the plastic batten extenders the go over the short batten get screwed in to it and using a screw fix the dry verge to the batten extender.
im not saying you cant do it other ways but you want it to last past the first couple of windy winters!
Cheers
Dave

[JohnD]

have you got a pic of the batten extender method?

[Leadman]

Hi John, i dont use them that often but i think Marley make them, i will try and find out.
Cheers
Dave

[JohnD]

this roof is similar to mine, the mortar falls out



mine is higher and bigger and more exposed

[noseall]

The correct way to fix dry verge is to the roofing batten.

The correct way to retro-fix them to a 'wet' verge is to remove the mortar, extend the battens then fix to the battens.

Plastic pirates may tell you different, but this is how we do it in the real world of construction.

[tommyl18]

can you extend the batons without having to strip the tiles