Cladding top

[olivermarshall]

Hi all.

We've clad our house in vertical latch. I now need to find a way to finish the top and cover it. We have a sheet rubber coating on the roof which hangs over the edge of the cladding.

I've seen many solutions but I'm lost as to which type of one we should choose. Whether we go for a cover for the whole parapet or just a strip that goes on the facing corner edge.

Any advice or product solutions would be welcome.

 

[catlad]

Well if you are into promoting wild life, like swallows, you will need to provide a ledge for them to make their nests.

 

[jj4091]

I would be inclined to fit something like this https://www.stormcomposites.co.uk/i...7c5O8YSQ1aJzYptW5GbDY61oTjalf3j8aAlt_EALw_wcB up under the rubber and onto the cladding being especially careful to cover what appears to be exposed plywood on the corner.
I also think you should be urgently cleaning out the gutters on the adjacent pitched roof.

 

[opps]

Are you not worried about the fact that tongues are hardly in the grooves? Or was that intentional?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

And where on earth is the ventilation gap behind the cladding?

 

[olivermarshall]

And where on earth is the ventilation gap behind the cladding?

There's a 50mm gap between the cladding and the back of the wall. That's not showing well on the photo.

The gap on the lip is to allow for 2mm of movement. Not always perfect.

Any idea about the requirement in my post above? On what I can use to edge the parapet?

 

[olivermarshall]

I would be inclined to fit something like this https://www.stormcomposites.co.uk/i...7c5O8YSQ1aJzYptW5GbDY61oTjalf3j8aAlt_EALw_wcB up under the rubber and onto the cladding being especially careful to cover what appears to be exposed plywood on the corner.
I also think you should be urgently cleaning out the gutters on the adjacent pitched roof.

Heh, yeah, the gutters are desperate for a cleans. It's on my list.

And your suggestion above, that would go under the rubber? What about something to edge on top of the rubber? Is that not needed?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You could simply use something like this: https://www.rubber4roofs.co.uk/metal-edge-trim-rubber-roofing If you want belt and braces you could lap a bit of epdm (or whatever the exact system your using) over the join/screw heads.

 

[olivermarshall]

My guess is that I need something like this

Aluminium Rainflow | Level Skyline Aluminium Wall Coping

Level Skyline aluminium wall coping offers a modern looking watertight seal over your parapet or perimeter wall with no visible fixings in a choice of colours. Available for wall widths of 120mm up to 750mm in 30mm increments. Shop online today.

www.aluminiumrainflow.co.uk

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You don't need something like that but that is an ideal and attractive solution.

To use the product I linked to you would do something like this:

It's a very standard epdm roof edge solution.

 

[olivermarshall]

You don't need something like that but that is an ideal and attractive solution.

To use the product I linked to you would do something like this:

It's a very standard epdm roof edge solution.

Thanks so much. I'll order a sample and crack on.

Thanks everyone

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

There's a 50mm gap between the cladding and the back of the wall. That's not showing well on the photo.

That gap should be open at the top/under the flashing you intend to fit, to allow moisture to escape ideally with an insect mesh.

 

[olivermarshall]

That gap should be open at the top/under the flashing you intend to fit, to allow moisture to escape ideally with an insect mesh.

I've got 50mm except for the edge of the parapet (where the photo shows) where the building plans have the cladding sitting on the top of the tyvek. At the bottom there's insect mesh. There's vertical and horizontal buttons with angled edges across the wall.

 

[^woody^]

Ideally the roof edge detail should be a projecting edge to protect the cladding, with a fascia and air gap which would have flashing and insect mesh.

The images don't show much, we'd need to see the face and the side view to see what the eaves would look like and what's available.

There's right and wrong ways and ways that look good and crap.