Roof Tile Bedding And Pointing

I had my roof retiled about 6 years ago.

Roof tile bedding and pointing. The bedding holds the roof tiles in place and the pointing helps create a stronger hold and tighter seal. Unfortunately lifting the ridge tiles and re bedding them is a time consuming project that must be carried out by a competent roofing contractor. Roof pointing is a flexible material that goes over the bedding and seals the ridge cap to the tile it keeps water and other substances out of your roof ceiling and home. The bedding problem of today was accelerated with the invent of pointing compounds in the 90 s.

I had it repointed again in october 2014 and it has fallen out again from under the roof tiles. Thus it can be an expensive exercise. I suspect it has never been done properly each of the 3 times it has been pointed. These polymers would sit over the bedding and adhere to the roof tile thereby keeping moisture out and protect the bedding.

Some roofers will instead follow a different method that can only be described as a bodge. The cement work is the second stage in the roof restoration process. I had it repointed but it fell out again after another year. When it wears down tiles can become loose and fall from the roof which can lead to numerous issues including roof damage and roof leaking.

After about a year the pointing from one of the valleys fell out. On a tiled roof it consists of two parts. No longer did bedding have to be engineered to last as it was now protected by the pointing product. Roof pointing is a strong second layer that goes over the initial roof bedding and helps to further add protection to the roof.

Repointing is the process of replacing the pointing while rebedding is the process of replacing the bedding. Roof bedding and pointing are essential parts of your roof s structure roof bedding is a cement mortar that holds your roof tiles in place roof pointing is a flexible material that goes over the bedding and seals the ridge cap to the tile it keeps water and other substances out of your roof ceiling and home. Roof bedding is a cement mortar that holds your roof tiles in place. The bedding sand and cement and the top layer flexible pointing.

The bedding is typically made of cement mortar which was also commonly used for the pointing. Depending on the age and condition of the existing roof it may require a full re bed a partial re bed or no bedding at all. The ridge tiles are left in place and a thin layer of cement is. In 1995 cement mortar was replaced.