Roof Tile Pointing Material

Ridgeway carry flexible pointing in a range of popular colours designed to point ridge caps on concrete and terracotta roof tiles.

Roof tile pointing material.

Oldcastle sakrete roof tile mortar mix is a mixture of high strength masonry cement and sand. Available in a 15 litre tub. Custom building products expert customer support team and website resources ensure that you select the right tile installation materials. 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.

It s main purpose is to keep moisture out thereby protecting the roofing system and underlying bedding. March 23 2016 flexible pointing or flexi point is a water based polymer compound that adheres to roofing tiles and ridge caps on tile roofs in australia. It seals the ridge cap to the standard tile or gable end. If the pointing is worn or damaged the roof tiles may loosen.

Meets astm c 270 specifications for type m mortar and meets south florida and metro dade building code requirements. To bed the tile you should use sand and cement with concrebond added to provide a good bond. Jad our qualified roofing specialist teaches you how to point your tiles using monier s flexible pointing for ridge tiles in this instructional video. Apply the roofbond flexible pointing with a pointing trowel.

If you notice any granules or pieces of roof tile in the gutter you may need to inspect the rest of the roof for damage. Designed to set clay and cementitious roof tile. Visit us today for the widest range of cement products products. You may even notice that some of the tiles are missing.

The pointing is responsible for holding roof tiles in place. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. Once capping is bedded then cut back the bedding mortar approximately 2 5 millimetres from the edge of the tile to allow room for the roofbond flexible pointing. Sets in 1 hour.

We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive collect service. Roofbond flexible pointing is an acrylic compound applied using a pointing trowel and is surface dry in 4 5 hours. At custom building products we make your tile stone and floor covering installations as fast easy and durable as possible through performance driven installation systems and support we are known for reliable customer service and expert technical support. Our experience and expertise make us m.

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