Holding Redland Grovebury tiles up a valley

[DIYedboy]

I'm roofing up my valley with these tiles, but as I'm going up, some of the cut tiles are quite small and have nothing to hold them in place before I place the sharp sand mixture under them. What am I supposed to do to solve this?

 

[noseall]

Use dry valleys. Mortared valleys are so last year and they don't look a patch on the dry fellas. We stopped using them years ago.

 

[DIYedboy]

Sadly, I have already fitted the valleys and cut most of tiles, so I will have to remain the laughing stock of all trendy roofers. Now, how am I to support those naughty little tile triangles?

 

[noseall]

Surely you are bedding them as you fit them?

We (used to) lay out a continuous bed of mortar then bed the tiles in one hit.

One side one day and (if poss) the oppsite side the next.

 

[DIYedboy]

Think of me as a fiddler on the roof! I have been messing about cutting, trimming, removing, grinding off nibs, remeasuring and swearing.

I'm so glad you said mortar one side on one day n do the other side the other, I was wondering about that. I presume you expect the mortar bed to support those naughty flappy unsupported tile triangles n bugger the clips.

I've also had problems trying to keep the tiles hanging at 90 deg to the battens, so now I've screwed a batten going up the roof n will work off that.