Originally Posted by
Matt Hawley
Todays home was built in 2006. The hip and ridge tiles appear to be rake tiles because of the holes on the side. Should they all be replaced with ridge tiles?
Yes.
Many of the tiles along the hip and ridges are very loose, I could just pick them up. They were secured with mortar only. Are the hip and ridge tiles required to be secured with a fatener as well.
Or with an approved adhesive and a fastener.
There are also several exposed fasteners in random locations.
You mean as in the first photo? That indicates insufficient headlap.
My main question is if the hip and ridge tiles are rake tiles, should they ALL be replaced and should the hip and ridge tiles be secured with a fatener and not just mortar? The home is 5,000 sq-ft and there are a bunch of them this way.
Yes ... with one possible exception ... if the roofer produces product approval and manufacturer's installation instructions which state otherwise, then those should state how the tiles are attached to the roof and what is used to seal those unused holes.
This was a home warranty inspection. I just want to make sure I call it out correctly.
Call it out with references to the manufacturer's installation instructions, which were not available, including statement to the effect that your statements are based on general tile roof installation requirements, which would be applicable unless the product approval AND manufacturer's installation instructions state differently (I doubt they do).
That way, you have described what you found, referenced it to standard tile roof practices, and told them to produce the product approval and manufacturer's installation instructions AND THOSE THINGS *WILL* state how that roof is to be installed, and, if not installed in accordance with those things (product approval and installation instructions), the roof may need to be replaced.
Now, it is not you they are debating, it is the "product approval" and the "manufacturer's installation instructions". You know, those things the roofer SHOULD KNOW ALREADY.
