Repair Roof Tile Pointing

Preparing the roof and tile for rebedding.

Repair roof tile pointing.

This involves carefully removing the tile. On a standard melbourne house the roof tiles are fixed into place and don t require any adhesives or sealants except for special applications. We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive collect service. If a tile becomes loose it needs to be rebedded.

Pointing is the final tiles that are laid to join the edges of a house or buildings roof together. Having the added benefit of being flexible means it moves with the roof over time and will. You may even notice that some of the tiles are missing. Checking for loose tiles.

When the tiles slide off the roof some of the debris may end up in the gutters. If the pointing is worn or damaged the roof tiles may loosen. All re bedding and re pointing to roofs carry a 5 year guarantee. Roofcare specialise in the repair of concrete tile roofs.

It seals the ridge cap to the standard tile or gable end. And applying mortar and rebedding the tile. Check out our range of roof tile pointing products at your local bunnings warehouse. 0800roofcare 0800 766 322.

Roof pointing is essentially the icing on the cake and that cake is the roof. When a roof repair specialist does repointing they follow a step by step procedure that includes. It s main purpose is to keep moisture out thereby protecting the roofing system and underlying bedding. We can re bed re point and replace your broken concrete tiles.

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. Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater. Flexible pointing or flexi point is a water based polymer compound that adheres to roofing tiles and ridge caps on tile roofs in australia. The pointing is responsible for holding roof tiles in place.

What steps are involved in rebed and pointing may 28 2014. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. If you notice any granules or pieces of roof tile in the gutter you may need to. Visit us today for the widest range of cement products products.

Over time your roof will see capping damages and have to be rebedded and or repointed as the cement becomes brittle.