Mortar Roof Valley

Developed specifically for roofers remix roof tile bedding mortar solves the problem of using the wrong mortar mixes for bedding ridges hips and valleys.

Mortar roof valley.

Grp valleys have pre formed upstands to prevent the ingress of water and for mortar bedding some have integral sand strips to ensure a good adhesion between the mortar and valley lining. This is a beginners guide to pointing up. Put your mortar problems to bed. It s specifically designed for bedding clay and concrete roof tiles.

Hi there are lots of reasons for the mortar to fall out different pitch slopes tiles etc the way i wall the valleys up with new mortar is using the right mixture of sand and cement 3 sand 1 cement with added pva if you bed tiles in wet mortar and then leave to dry for at least 24 hours you can then add second coat of mortar making sure you coat over first coat of mortar with ova first i. Second guy said the mortar holding the tiles in place along the valley needs replacing previous guy said mortar was fine as all the tiles are loose not fixed in place 780 to dig out replace mortar. To do valley on both sides of the pitch 220 00. How much cement in a roof mortar mix.

If we re talking about common roofing jobs like pointing a chimney laying ridge tiles or flaunching the top of a chimney i would recommend a 3. Tested extensively by the nhbc it performs as well as the best custom mix mortars. He didn t go on the roof just up the ladder. This is how i cement roof tiles pointing the verge in with two coats of cement the cement i use has black dye mix in it to help match the roof tiles in colo.

1 mix 3 parts sand to one cement. The correct mix ratio is 3 parts sand to 1 part cement this is much stronger than bricklayers use 5 1 as the cement on the roof must withstand more driving rain than a typic.