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Repointing ridge tiles
The mortar has fallen out in parts on one side of my ridge tiles. One roofer is suggesting scraping out the remaining mortar on that side and repointing while another is saying the ridge tile need removing and re bedding with new ones. Which is correct
5 Answers from MyBuilder Roofers
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To do it properly I would say take the whole ridge off and put new cement either side and then point it up.
Answered 24th Sep 2019
London•Member since 24 Sep 2019•No feedback yet
the sections that have fell through need re bedding in, as re pointing may only solve the issue again for a short amount of time re bedding the section will maintain/prevent it from potentially happening again
Ashley
Answered 24th Sep 2019
Nottingham•Member since 10 Apr 2019•7jobs,100%positivefeedback
You would need to remove the ridges and re-bed them an change any that are broken
Answered 24th Sep 2019
If you hack out loose and repiont the rest of the old mortar will fail at some point in the near future and will need attention so by getting them all lifted cleaned off and rebeded there should be no maintenance for many years also look at dry ridge systems or flexim ridge putty
Answered 25th Sep 2019
Bournemouth•Member since 31 May 2022•1job,100%positivefeedback
Hi there , I personally would remove and re bed the ridges to ensure a good water tight ridge line . Also the next best option would be to go for a dry ridge system to ensure the ridges are fixed safely and would need no maintenance in the future if done correctly
Answered 30th Jan 2023
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