January 4, 20251 yr I’ve got a clay tiled roof with plastic click together dry verge similar to this: https://mybuildingsupplies.ie/shop/building-supplies/roofing-building-supplies/roof-ventilation/dry-verge-system/ I’m wondering if it’s possible to redo this with lead for a more rustic finish that suits the house better. Struggling to find much info online so probably barring up the wrong tree here?
January 4, 20251 yr What's the finish on the house? If it is rendered watch out for staining from run-off from the lead. We had similar with EWI to gr floor only which we capped with lead. Happily the staining is confined to a relatively small area but it is noticeable on the light-coloured render.
January 4, 20251 yr Author 1 hour ago, Redbeard said: What's the finish on the house? If it is rendered watch out for staining from run-off from the lead. We had similar with EWI to gr floor only which we capped with lead. Happily the staining is confined to a relatively small area but it is noticeable on the light-coloured render. Thanks. It’s timber cladding. Trying to find out whether a lead ‘dry verge’ is possible and how best to do this and also secure to the roof. Cheers Edited January 4, 20251 yr by junglejim
January 5, 20251 yr You can use lead virtually anywhere Some pics would help As above For some reason Not always It can be a bugger for staining
January 5, 20251 yr Author 4 hours ago, nod said: You can use lead virtually anywhere Some pics would help As above For some reason Not always It can be a bugger for staining
January 5, 20251 yr Author 13 minutes ago, nod said: Yes you can I hate the plastic verges Thanks… that’s good to know… do you think I’d get away with one strip or need to do lots of short sections like the plastic one?… advantage of short ones is that they could be slid beneath the tile which will help hold in place but would require much more lead. The presumably would also need a side fixing to the barge board or batten… struggling to find information online about doing this. Edited January 5, 20251 yr by junglejim
January 5, 20251 yr Look up the Calder lead guide. as a general rule no single piece of lead should be longer than 1.5m. have you thought of a folded aluminium one, or powder coated steel.
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