Tile Roof Hip And Ridge

From ornate and stylized to clean and simple ludowici offers a wide range of clay roof trim styles.

Tile roof hip and ridge.

Hip roofs are among the oldest roof shapes and in contrast to gable roofs also have sloping roof areas at the gables. Hip tiles are just the same but they aren t found at the very top of the roof. Rake requirements on tile roofs. With a hip roof design the ridge ends in two ribs that are interconnected by a hip cap.

Finally mortar special trim tiles or other weatherblocking is applied to fill in gaps between the ridge and hip tiles and the field tile. The point at which the two sides meet is called a hip. The half round tiles that fit over the hip are the hip tiles. The same tiles are used on the ridge line which i ll get to later.

There are two main problems which develop with both types. 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. With the original creaton ridge system every roof becomes a unit that meets the highest quality standards.

This is simply a roof where the two sides meet at an angle as showin in the picture above. Hip and ridge tiles are later nailed on with a 2 inch head lap and the lower ends are sealed at the overlap with roofing cement or an approved tile adhesive. Hip ridge systems beautifully detailed trim pieces are a signature element of a ludowici roof.