Barge boards

[geraldthehamster]

I posted this in Roofing, but am going to be cheeky and post it here too, as I'm not sure where it best belongs.View media item 97965This is a picture of the front of a workshop I'm rebuilding. The cladding is larch featheredge. It replaces rotten, vertical cladding that was flatter and thinner. The old cladding tucked neatly under the mortar fillet along the the verge, but the new cladding sits prouder, and once the barge board is fitted there will be little if any overhang from the tiles, and a gap. What would be the correct way to finish this detail to make the verge weatherproof? I'm using timber.

Thanks.

Richard

 

[big-all]

havent got a clue but suspect extending the roof by half a tile is the only correct answer
anything else will be a bodge
you could perhaps cut back about 3" and make up a molding that will fill the gap with a 30 degree slope top face to tuck under the tiles and a rebate to cover the ends off the timber

 

[vinn]

Try googling pics for "gable capping covers" or similar.

One length of timber down, & just overlapping the edge of the roof, pinned down to a length of timber fixed to the face of the verge or any barge board.

There are also L shaped plastic edge covers available.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Try googling pics for "gable capping covers" or similar.

One length of timber down, & just overlapping the edge of the roof, pinned down to a length of timber fixed to the face of the verge or any barge board.

There are also L shaped plastic edge covers available.

I reckon that could be the way to go, thanks. I'll offer up the boards first and see whether I can get any kind of credible mortar fillet above.

 

[vinn]

The mortar option that you refer to wont work - verge pointing mortar is applied above the undercloak not below it or alongside it.

 

[catlad]

You can get cloaked verge tiles, which you could then do without the barge board.

 

[geraldthehamster]

You can get cloaked verge tiles, which you could then do without the barge board.

The tiles on the roof are old concrete double Roman (I think - I'm not a roofer). Can I get cloaked verge tiles that will work with them?

Cheers
Richard

 

[geraldthehamster]

The mortar option that you refer to wont work - verge pointing mortar is applied above the undercloak not below it or alongside it.

There isn't an undercloak as such. The top of the old barge boards was doing that job.

Cheers
Richard

 

[catlad]

You should take a tile off and look at the back to find the manufacturer
and give them a call.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Try googling pics for "gable capping covers" or similar.

One length of timber down, & just overlapping the edge of the roof, pinned down to a length of timber fixed to the face of the verge or any barge board.

There are also L shaped plastic edge covers available.

What should I do about the gaps under the horizontal cover strip, where it would cover the tiles? The bottom of each tile stands proud of the top of the one beneath it. Rain could drive into the gap. Mortar?

Cheers
Richard

 

[geraldthehamster]

I've decided it's going to be easier to replace the thick larch lap (that I had spare) with some T&G or shiplap, that should give me enough depth to replicate (but horizontally) what was there before the renovation, which you see in the picture below - the rot is due to the whole lot being covered in ivy and climbing hydrangea for several years. I'll also tuck a membrane over the end rafters to overlap on the membrane I have behind the cladding. Fortunately I fitted the larch with decking screws rather than nails. Thanks to everyone for your helpful replies.
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[geraldthehamster]

I've re-done it now, in shiplap
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[catlad]

I liked the middle picture best.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I liked the middle picture best.

You'll like this better than. After I'd tackled the climbing hydrangea but before the ivy (which took the guttering and fascia from the side with it, and a ridge tile
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