Dry Verge systems

[Chris01543]

I want to fit dry verge protection to my roof, but cannot decide whose system to use.
Marley seems to be most expensive - but is it the best?
Or there is Klober
And what about Manthorpe. This seems a lost cheaper so is it any good?
Does anyone have any views or experience of these or others?

 

[Mw Roofline]

Manthorpe is decent enough. Are you near Aldridge? Areco sell them cheap.

Personally I prefer mortar than DV.

 

[denso13]

Personally I prefer mortar than DV.

Done properly you can't beat it

 

[xfr]

continous dry verge is better than individual units in my humble opinion
comes in 5m lengths and a jointer is available if the spar length is longer.
profiles vary from small tiles to a deep profile tile or a small profile for slates..

 

[noseall]

continous dry verge is better than individual units in my humble opinion
comes in 5m lengths and a jointer is available if the spar length is longer.
profiles vary from small tiles to a deep profile tile or a small profile for slates..

Pourquoi?

Roof tiles are laid in individual elements and are removed as individual elements. Smaller units are portable. Damage to a 5m length is costlier to that of the smaller fella.

I await your pros for the longer unit.....

 

[JohnD]

can you retrofit those dry verge systems without ripping the old roof up?

Mine has a mortar verge that falls out

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[noseall]

Hi John.

I have never fitted a dry verge to slates and would imaging the mortar has no purchase on the smooth surface - hence it keeps falling out.

When fitting dry verge as an on-going build, you would normally leave the lathes full length (as opposed to cut back 30-40mm when mortaring), so as to provide an end fixing for the dry verge units.

I do believe there are retro kits available that provide elongated fixings but i would not rely on these as the lathe end is usually shot.

Have a peak here.