dpc at eaves alternatives

[600rob]

Im not sure of the proper name but my roof has a couple of small triangular shaped, sort of 'mini' roof structures at each end of the main roof.
Each side of these small roof sections is finished with bonnet hip ridge tiles down each edge.

Because of the bedded in hip ridge tiles i cant fully fit eaves trays since id have to lift the hip tiles in order to remove the first course of tiles near the ridges and remove the first lath etc....
(cant push the trays up due to the first tile batten)

Was thinking of using some dpc which i could slide under the tiles but i think this might flap around/vibrate in windy conditions.

Is there anything of similar thickness and flexibility to dpc but heavier that i could use to prevent it from flapping around when fitted

 

[^woody^]

If you can slide DPC in, you can slide a tray in. Otherwise you need to remove the hips and do it properly

 

[datarebal]

dpc can curl up and direct water in

 

[600rob]

If you can slide DPC in, you can slide a tray in. Otherwise you need to remove the hips and do it properly

so i took a few tiles off to have a look earlier and yep you were right, i can slide the tray in under the last few tiles near the ridges so i wouldn't have to remove them.......

However........

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• 600rob
• 5 Aug 2020

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• 600rob
• 5 Aug 2020

Theres an additional timber behind the fascia which means the felt sort of sits flat at the eaves.
Theres little or no gap between the felt and under the first lath for any water to escape anyway unless i remove and modify the first lath which means removing the ridges. ( i guess i could always cut the lath midway on the rafter nearest the ridges, modify and refit)
Is this a normal sort of fit or does it need to be corrected? (everything looks to be okay as the felt hasn't deteriorated between the first and second laths

Theres just about 3 inches to the first lath from the edge of the fascia

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• 600rob
• 5 Aug 2020

I thought about using a cut down section of eaves protector bent to shape and butted up as far as the 1st lath like this

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• 600rob
• 5 Aug 2020

but wonder is it worth it given the current arrangement?

dont really want to have to remove the ridges if i can help it.....thats probably one job too far for me (plus one of them was recently re bedded)

what do you guys reckon?

 

[600rob]

ended up just using a trimmed down flat piece of tray bent into a slope as pictured im my previous post. slid in as far as possible to each end and nailed in where possible.

Cleaned up all the moss from the tiles and refitted

Should be good enough.

 

[Mw Roofline]

ended up just using a trimmed down flat piece of tray bent into a slope as pictured im my previous post. slid in as far as possible to each end and nailed in where possible.

Cleaned up all the moss from the tiles and refitted

Should be good enough.

yep that’s fine.

 

[600rob]

yep that’s fine.

Thanks MW, always good to know i've not gone and done something massively wrong