Beautiful work mate. I work on roofs everyday doing solar and roof maintenance (gutter cleaning, panels cleaning, solar bird proofing and minor roof repairs), don’t do much repointing at all but work around it and make small repairs sometimes. I would say the way you guys do it is only some by about 10% of roofers. So many roofs I work on are peeling from the top already when the pointing looks almost new. You can see underneath that the new stuff that the customer payed $3500 to get done is only 2mm thick with zero prep. It’s criminal. I guess that’s not surprising when anybody Is allowed to do it with no qualification or experience. As long as they don’t charge the customer more than $5000 per job they could be hiring a guy who has never stepped foot on a roof before. I saw that once haha. We hired a guy to fix a few broken tiles under the ridge and repoint and when he got up the first story roof he froze. Couldn’t climb the 8 foot ladder up to the second story. I had to go. Up and down it for him while he passed me stuff. This guy had a full van with all roofing and maintenance tools and long ladders and everything. Very odd. With the high demand for roofers these days many companies are saying no to a all jobs m, leaving a gap in the market which will be filled by unqualified guys with no experience. It’s just too much money to pass by if one is open to ripping off their customers and that’s a large proportion of tradies as you know. Luckily there are still plenty of customers who are willing to pair a fair price for good work. They way you guys do it may well actually save the customers money in the long run even if you are charging more than double.
Very Neat , you have a lot of paperwork over there ,here in blighty roofers just show up and get on with it no question asked. Obviously complying with health and safety ie correct ladders ect
If the same exact tile roof is at an elevation that receives a foot of snow on the roof during the winter time would you still recommend having weep holes on the ridge or would that be a water entry point for a roof with sitting snow on it?
Fellow tiler here from NZ. Decent finish mate not bad at all. Still blows my mind you guys need water over there to get a smooth finish. Must be the heat huh
In my rented house I can see 2 thin lines of daylight both sides of these ridge tiles all along the roof and the loft is damp. Is it normal to see daylight next to the ridge tiles or has the cement disappeared?
If you can see sky in a direct line looking up, you have a problem - rain can definitely get in. There should however be weep holes (you can see these guys install them when re-pointing) which can let daylight in through holes. You have to determine which is the cause in your place. Best to get on roof and check if you can - if not possible flying a drone is useful and half the neighbourhood kids have them lol.
The water travels down the back of the bedding mortar and goes into a water course of the next adjoining tile on hips. Only the very to rodgecap of a hip is weepholed
Good to see quality tradesman doing a thorough job. There's too much laziness and greed creating poor service and results in all trades. Keep up the good work and all the best.
This is how cowboys point ridges in the UK and is classed as a very poor job.. need to take the old bed out or at least take the mortar back more to give the new mix more thickness and more to space to grip under the tile.. pointing is becoming less now anyway due to dry ridge systems which are far better
@@ETH85 I could understand that trying to repoint butted tiles would be considered lazy. I've never seen lapped ones supposedly from Britain before. I've also never seen a dry ridge system that I'm confident would stop wind blowing water up under the tiles and over the end of the half length tiles at the peak of my roof. The whole "tape is an adequate modern substitute for good building design of the past" also doesn't sit well with me either, if it weren't for those I'd ditch the mortar and go dry ridge too. Do you guys use flexible pointing? I could understand it being deemed not necessary with the relatively stationary ground you guys have up there.
The day after Ridge caps have been Bedded or re/bedded you can lift the caps off with your finger tips. It doesn't hold the caps it is more a bed for them to sit on before the top coat is applied
@@jacobblack7841 lol that’s a hilarious response, I don’t know what sand cement ratio you use but you definitely shouldn’t be able to lift the ridge caps with your finger tips a day after bedding them in, to say they’re only bonded by the Flexi is an absolute joke, the ridges are BEDDED into the cement mix and should remain bonded for at least 20 years if the correct sand cement ratio is used
I can see you take pride in your work nice job the problem with roofers too many cowboys out there they just want to make as much money as they can ?? you can't see what they're doing when they're up there no I don't trust a lot of Roofer's because of this ??
Roof repointing is causing more harm than good. Rain water would back up into the interior should the cracks after some years. My 45 years-old roof does not have any pointing cement and there is no leak ever. Repainting the roof should be good enough to make it last longer, maybe 10 to 20 more years.
Licensed Roof Tiler here. Repointing is an important part of Roof maintenance. Flexible cement holds the ridgecaps and cut tiles in place and prevents ridges shifting or blowing off in heavy storms. Also, a 45 year old roof is not an old roof and you will likely end up with long term issues such a ridges slowly and making gaps. Aussie roofs come under fierce heat and flexible cement moves with the tiles as they expand when they get hotter Also, REPAINTING a roof does nothing to improve the roof or increase its lifespan, its 2 coats of paint, so it's purely cosmetic. No problem with that, but painting won't stop your ridgecaps blowing off the roof in a heavy storm, correctly applied roof pointing will.
Very professional. Thank you for the insight.
I only grind if the cap is rough or if obviously the old pointing is wild. Just a pressure clean with a little electric cleaner suffices for prep
Beautiful work mate.
I work on roofs everyday doing solar and roof maintenance (gutter cleaning, panels cleaning, solar bird proofing and minor roof repairs), don’t do much repointing at all but work around it and make small repairs sometimes.
I would say the way you guys do it is only some by about 10% of roofers.
So many roofs I work on are peeling from the top already when the pointing looks almost new.
You can see underneath that the new stuff that the customer payed $3500 to get done is only 2mm thick with zero prep.
It’s criminal.
I guess that’s not surprising when anybody Is allowed to do it with no qualification or experience.
As long as they don’t charge the customer more than $5000 per job they could be hiring a guy who has never stepped foot on a roof before. I saw that once haha. We hired a guy to fix a few broken tiles under the ridge and repoint and when he got up the first story roof he froze. Couldn’t climb the 8 foot ladder up to the second story. I had to go. Up and down it for him while he passed me stuff.
This guy had a full van with all roofing and maintenance tools and long ladders and everything.
Very odd.
With the high demand for roofers these days many companies are saying no to a all jobs m, leaving a gap in the market which will be filled by unqualified guys with no experience. It’s just too much money to pass by if one is open to ripping off their customers and that’s a large proportion of tradies as you know.
Luckily there are still plenty of customers who are willing to pair a fair price for good work.
They way you guys do it may well actually save the customers money in the long run even if you are charging more than double.
There is something really satisfying about watching this
Any tips for making your pointing look good? Have trouble with mess and inconsistency’s it doesn’t look dead straight
Hi, what’s the ballpark figure for repointing and repainting a single storey house?
Great video, thanks!!
Very Neat , you have a lot of paperwork over there ,here in blighty roofers just show up and get on with it no question asked. Obviously complying with health and safety ie correct ladders ect
If the same exact tile roof is at an elevation that receives a foot of snow on the roof during the winter time would you still recommend having weep holes on the ridge or would that be a water entry point for a roof with sitting snow on it?
Fellow tiler here from NZ. Decent finish mate not bad at all. Still blows my mind you guys need water over there to get a smooth finish. Must be the heat huh
Great video thank you
Very informative
What brand of pointing was used? I'm interested to inow what the terracotta coloured pointing brand is and where to source it.
Outstanding
What size trowel do you recommend for repointing ridges
Doe the repointing have to be this smooth ? Had a guy done my roof today but it’s not as smooth as this
What grinding disc did you use? Diamond grinding cup?
Yes, but WHAT mix did you apply..?!
What is the product and what is the composition..?!
looks good
Cheers buddy, time for my first repoint
Set a good standard for tile roofers
Resetting would bee the best , probably quicker too.
Can I have a quote on my roof for a repoint/Rebed on gables
Good quality skill
best in the bussiness
Notifying neighbours of dust that won’t even affect them got to love our ohs laws lol
my crew never does ihaha
Since hes not answering any questions. Could someone tell me the name of the product to buy in home depot s.Fla?
In my rented house I can see 2 thin lines of daylight both sides of these ridge tiles all along the roof and the loft is damp. Is it normal to see daylight next to the ridge tiles or has the cement disappeared?
If you can see sky in a direct line looking up, you have a problem - rain can definitely get in. There should however be weep holes (you can see these guys install them when re-pointing) which can let daylight in through holes. You have to determine which is the cause in your place. Best to get on roof and check if you can - if not possible flying a drone is useful and half the neighbourhood kids have them lol.
What a load of bollicks
it's old world craft. it carries on.
ridge lodge is the crevice.
the housing to the hidden hand.
Well done video, good voice over.
my back would last about 10 minutes..good job
Do you create weep holes on the side ridges or only on the top (the ridges stay parallel to the ground)? I didn't see weep holes on the side ridges
The water travels down the back of the bedding mortar and goes into a water course of the next adjoining tile on hips. Only the very to rodgecap of a hip is weepholed
the verb grinded is rare, more correct and better to use the verb ground - "once the old mortar has been ground back,...'
Push n point for life
Good to see quality tradesman doing a thorough job. There's too much laziness and greed creating poor service and results in all trades. Keep up the good work and all the best.
I find its the client always wanting cheap then moaning when they get crap
Wow people who’s not a clue praising a shit job
Wouldn’t you power wash the roof before doing anything else.Some of that pointing is being troweled over dirty tiles.
@@Hahehhwgajshah72726..that’s why you do grinding
This is how cowboys point ridges in the UK and is classed as a very poor job.. need to take the old bed out or at least take the mortar back more to give the new mix more thickness and more to space to grip under the tile.. pointing is becoming less now anyway due to dry ridge systems which are far better
are ridge and hip tiles in the UK lapped or butted together?
@@daeyvidd depends on the style of the tiles.. some butt up and some overlap
@@ETH85 I could understand that trying to repoint butted tiles would be considered lazy. I've never seen lapped ones supposedly from Britain before. I've also never seen a dry ridge system that I'm confident would stop wind blowing water up under the tiles and over the end of the half length tiles at the peak of my roof. The whole "tape is an adequate modern substitute for good building design of the past" also doesn't sit well with me either, if it weren't for those I'd ditch the mortar and go dry ridge too. Do you guys use flexible pointing? I could understand it being deemed not necessary with the relatively stationary ground you guys have up there.
What is a good product to repoint the ridge cap. Thank you
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Whats the weephole tool called
Why not just re-bed and point? You could see the ridges were no longer bonded to the original mortar it would last a lot longer
if the ridges arent moving I understand just repointing, but yea if it's pretty solid may as well just repoint it 👍🏼
Lol yeah you can clearly say mortar does not hold ridges anymore I bet you just pull it all.
This pointing will last for 6 months
The day after Ridge caps have been Bedded or re/bedded you can lift the caps off with your finger tips. It doesn't hold the caps it is more a bed for them to sit on before the top coat is applied
@@jacobblack7841 lol that’s a hilarious response, I don’t know what sand cement ratio you use but you definitely shouldn’t be able to lift the ridge caps with your finger tips a day after bedding them in, to say they’re only bonded by the Flexi is an absolute joke, the ridges are BEDDED into the cement mix and should remain bonded for at least 20 years if the correct sand cement ratio is used
@@coastwidek9132 Otherwise you will be picking them up from the neighbours yard on a windy day
well done
When do you know its time to re bed?.
just change all the top tiles and do it fresh
Love how you said grinded the tiles , ya Wally!
Should I do this myself?
I can see you take pride in your work nice job the problem with roofers too many cowboys out there they just want to make as much money as they can ?? you can't see what they're doing when they're up there no I don't trust a lot of Roofer's because of this ??
I don’t understand it, why don’t you re-bed them 🤔
I'd use compressed air to clean the old joint.
Hi where are you located
Waterblast it clean before pointing
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You could’ve matched a color a little little bit better
Why not just relay, less hassle?
Whats best way to get rid of old pointing ?
Roof repointing diy
Pressure wash the ridges
@@briansteele4427 client probably didn't want a roof wash just a repoint? Dumbass
@@floydgraveling3256 has it occurred to you how stupid your comment is yet ?
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You need to re-bed it, most of the ridges are loose and your only pointing over them
Completely a waste of time, the ridgers should be Completely lifted off and re-bedded
2:39 see the spray bottle. what is he doing with that ?
Spray the trowel with water when pointing and it makes it smoother 👍
Roof repointing is causing more harm than good. Rain water would back up into the interior should the cracks after some years. My 45 years-old roof does not have any pointing cement and there is no leak ever. Repainting the roof should be good enough to make it last longer, maybe 10 to 20 more years.
Licensed Roof Tiler here.
Repointing is an important part of Roof maintenance. Flexible cement holds the ridgecaps and cut tiles in place and prevents ridges shifting or blowing off in heavy storms.
Also, a 45 year old roof is not an old roof and you will likely end up with long term issues such a ridges slowly and making gaps.
Aussie roofs come under fierce heat and flexible cement moves with the tiles as they expand when they get hotter
Also, REPAINTING a roof does nothing to improve the roof or increase its lifespan, its 2 coats of paint, so it's purely cosmetic. No problem with that, but painting won't stop your ridgecaps blowing off the roof in a heavy storm, correctly applied roof pointing will.
looks like a bodge to me
Man all that ,u should have just rebedded the whole thing ,ps I did tiling for 10 years
So u should get rid of all old pointing ??
Wasting your time., rebed or leave it
You have no idea hahahaha
Just re-bed em ffs really bad work just repointing, first frost back to the way it was.
Didn’t even need doing.
Weep holes could have been neater, shame you lowered your standards
Rough as guts pointing and no safety rails installed around roof edges.
They are wearing harnesses mate. Did you watch the video ?
Re-pointing is cowboyish a bodged job 👎🏽
All.that loose pointing your showing us is the same stuff you put on the pervious year 🤣
Repointing means taking out mortar and repoint it