Tile Roof Hip And Ridge

The point at which the two sides meet is called a hip.

Tile roof hip and ridge. Our trim pieces are designed to be installed at the external intersections of roof planes and compatible with all clay roof tile profiles. Boral roofing has the best hip and ridge products available to prevent wind driven rain snow and other debris from entering the peaks and corners of a roof. From ornate and stylized to clean and simple ludowici offers a wide range of clay roof trim styles. Hip roofs are among the oldest roof shapes and in contrast to gable roofs also have sloping roof areas at the gables.

This is simply a roof where the two sides meet at an angle as showin in the picture above. This form emphasises the roof s special protective function for a house. Rake requirements on tile roofs. With a hip roof design the ridge ends in two ribs that are interconnected by a hip cap.

Hip ridge systems beautifully detailed trim pieces are a signature element of a ludowici roof. With the original creaton ridge system every roof becomes a unit that meets the highest quality standards. Finally mortar special trim tiles or other weatherblocking is applied to fill in gaps between the ridge and hip tiles and the field tile. These cover the diagonal sloping bit which joins the end of the top ridge to the front and back corners of a semi detached house.

The same tiles are used on the ridge line which i ll get to later. The half round tiles that fit over the hip are the hip tiles. There are two main problems which develop with both types.