Fitting Dry Verge To An Existing Roof

If you are fitting your dry verge to an existing building you need to remove all of the old underclock and motor bedding before fixing.

Fitting dry verge to an existing roof.

The dry verge system shown here is available from eurocell but many other roof verge systems are available. Fitting dry verge to old roof. Not all dry verges fit all types of roof profile and they are generally specific to a particular type of roof tile. The linear verge units can be easily fitted to the verge of the roof in succession locking the tiles in place to prevent wind uplift problems.

A timber batten can then be installed running from the eave to the ridge to provide a base for the units to fix into. Roof pitch range. A dry verge system that fits both the right and left hand side of the roof is also available for all other redland interlocking concrete tiles. Gable wall staining a common problem which particularly affects some of the cheaper systems is water leaking out of the verge and getting blown back onto the gable end causing moss growth and staining.

15 55 faqs. Battening setting out install the underlay according to the manufacturer s specifications. A roof verge is the outer edge of the very top section of a roof and is designed to prevent moisture insects and animals from getting into the roof. A dry verge is a roofing system that uses.

Fitting dry verge to the old roof. To get a secure fit one solution is to use our dry verge refurbishment kit which includes batten extension brackets. These verges can be installed to existing roofs as well as on new build projects dry verge installation is fairly straightforward and there are different fitting options.