"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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"TimW" wrote in message
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On 29/11/17 10:16, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
Are hip irons really required or are they there just to hold hip tiles
in
place until the mortar sets ? ...


They hold the tiles in place after the mortar has loosened and failed. So
they don't fall on your head.

Never seen them here.

some are hard to see but I bet you will start seeing them now .......