On 22/04/2018 14:32, Robin wrote:
On 22/04/2018 13:43, Jim K wrote:
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Â*Â*Â* Bill Wright wrote:
On 21/04/2018 22:22, Harry Bloomfield wrote:

He didn't need to hack off, just 'butter' a bit over the exposed
tile edges.

I've been on hundreds of roofs where that's been done and the new
mortar has come off and slid down the roof. The only way to do ridges
is to take the tiles right off, remove all the old mortar, lay a new
bed, then point up.

And if you must use mortar,

Er... are there many other options for a traditional house repair?

For ridge tiles? Plenty. They ain't load bearing.

Other than mortar what would you recommend?

He's probably just trying to come across as a clever where others would
just mention the option of using a dry ridge system in place of
traditional ridge tiles.Â* Doesn't work for me but it's a free country...


In Ireland, where the prevailing south-westerlies can rip off the ends
of a tiled roof, it is common to build some shuttering right at the
end of the roof, about a foot wide and create a solid run of concrete
from ridge down to the gutter.