Roof undercloak installation overview.
Roof verge undercloak detail.
Eaves and verges detail for a plain clay roof.
For this reason it is advisable to lay undercloak to a line especially on longer rafters.
The one on the right is a left hand verge and the one on the left is a right hand verge.
Left hand verge is illustrated.
This is due to roof slopes being described whilst looking at the roof slope not the gable end.
Bargeboards and in some cases gable end brickwork are prone to deviation in their length just like the fascia boards at the eaves and this can transfer itself to the verge detail when installing the undercloak.
Undercloak needs to lap under the end of the tile batten by no more than 50mm leaving the outer 50 75mm for mortar and a 25 50mm gap between the end of.
Bed edge of verge tiles flush with undercloak on 75mm wide bed of mortar leaving the edges clean.
Carry tiling battens over undercloak and finish flush with verge edge.
Carry underlay over full width of gable wall and turn down 50mm behind cloaks.
Never use a plain tile undercloak with interlocking tiles.
Download the dwg file.
Carry underlay over full width of gable wall and turn down 50mm behind cloaks.
A mortar bedded verge that is done correctly should last as long as the roof tiles or slates.
This will provide an effective underlayer to support a bed of mortar and allow for mortar adhesion whilst also offering a clean finish to the verge detail.
A core component of any roofing project undercloak is a strong tile or fibre cement strip that is fixed at the roof verge beneath the battens.
Close up of verge detail and undercloak above barge board on concrete plain tiled roof to gable end of new detached house apea47 from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors.
The under cloak should have a fall away from the wall to prevent water running back to the wall and leaving a stain or soaking in.
Cloaked verge tiles are handed and should be specified when ordering.
Showing a nice bit of work pointing a verge on the end of the roof on this home in sheffield.
Download dxf file.
