dry ridge

Hi there, I'd really appreciate some advice. We've just had a dry ridge system installed (previously wet ridge with mortar). This was to fix a leak near the chimney but the roofer said the ridge tiles were in a bad way and they were the likely cause and suggested a dry ridge system (mortar was...

Greetings, I am a new, first-time home owner (around 18 months) looking for some advice based on quotes I've received for a dry verge and dry ridge system. During autumn/winter last year I started to notice pink pieces of mortar in the back garden but given the quantity disregarded it as a...

Hi, our house built 8 years ago has dry ridge roof system and the metal foil tape/aluminium flashing has lifted up. The tiles are still in place. Asked the builder and they said it’s out of warranty, asked NhBc and they said if it’s not leaking they don’t want to know. Not sure if it is a...

Does anyone know if you need to fit ridge union fittings to a dry ridge roof system? We had half of our roof refitted recently (the original part of the house which was 40 years old) and they used ridge union fittings. But the extension part of the house, its roof was fitted 15 years ago and...

Hi All Im wondering if you can advise please. I have attached some photos of my roof currently being re-roofed. It was previously a slate roof with no felt but Ive noticed the roofer has used plain clear silicone to connect small cut tiles. Is this correct? (It doesn't seem to be right...

I've just had my 1954 semi re-roofed. The house has a hip roof. A dry ridge system was used. But they used mortar in a couple of places: at the bottom of the hips and where the ridge meets the hips. I went in the loft, and I could see daylight in two small areas. The roofer fixed one - it was...