Dry Verge

[TheCaptain85]

Hi all, my partner and I bought a new build 2 years ago, and continue to suffer from draught coming in behind our bedroom wall which has not been resolved by the builder (Anwyl). I feel like I've located the area outside where it is coming in. Could the dry verge be the cause of our issue? Could it be coming under the tiles?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[TheCaptain85]

Ignore the bottom picture.

 

[noseall]

Hi all, my partner and I bought a new build 2 years ago, and continue to suffer from draught coming in behind our bedroom wall which has not been resolved by the builder (Anwyl). I feel like I've located the area outside where it is coming in. Could the dry verge be the cause of our issue? Could it be coming under the tiles?

Many thanks in advance.
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WTF are those dry verge units????

 

[jj4091]

I always thought that tiles went under the dry verges. Never seen them installed like that before.

 

[Scally-Ho]

IMO that verge has been incorrectly applied to the roof structure, but then I'm old school and prefer the older much tried and tested methods of construction.

 

[^woody^]

I've not come across those dry verge units before. They don't actually seem to be doing anything, and look like the wrong type for the tile in any case

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I always thought that tiles went under the dry verges. Never seen them installed like that before.

They appear to be too shallow, to be able to be used over the tiles. I cannot see the point of a dry verge, which doesn't cover the tile edges.

 

[mrrusty]

they look like maybe they are these incorrectly installed? https://assets.ctfassets.net/eta2ve...65B-SL8_and_PAN8-Mechanically_Fixed_Verge.pdf

 

[Scally-Ho]

IMO and it's an old fashioned one, but I much prefer a verge where the tiles are secured and sealed-in by a good well mixed cement mortar, then you know the roof's integrity is complete

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

IMO and it's an old fashioned one, but I much prefer a verge where the tiles are secured and sealed-in by a good well mixed cement mortar, then you know the roof's integrity is complete

I did mine that way, 40 years ago, and it's still fine. I simply made up a guide, from two lengths of steel angle, welded together. That rested on the tiles, and against the wall, then filled in to level with mortar.

 

[Scally-Ho]

I did mine that way, 40 years ago, and it's still fine. I simply made up a guide, from two lengths of steel angle, welded together. That rested on the tiles, and against the wall, then filled in to level with mortar.

It's good to read that your roof is still sound 40yrs after you completed it, but unfortunately many verge 'repairs' are purposefully made with a weak and poor mortar mix in the knowledge that the repair will not last long and they or another will be back in a few yrs time repairing the verge again.
That practice is akin to the replacement of the now well out of date galvanised hot water tank, where a disreputable plumber would quietly throw a cut nail into the tank before bolting up the round inspection cover. A few yrs down the line the cut nail would corrode and in doing so perforate the bottom of the hot tank

 

[diy_fun_uk]

The OP rushed back to say thanks ...

 

[Scally-Ho]

The OP rushed back to say thanks ...

It's becoming an all too frequent occurrence and quite disheartening considering the wealth of knowledge and experience the forum has to offer; although some of us did receive the 'thanks' button

 

[TheCaptain85]

First time I've ever used this site. I didn't even realise there was a thanks button, otherwise I'd have given it a click after anyone took the time to give a bit of advice. Thanks all