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Decra Plus Tile Unventilated Ridges

 

Decra Plus - Ridge using D Ridge - Detail from drawing DPSE020

 

 

Installation Guidance - Decra Plus

Ridge Course D Ridge (Unventilated)
Fit two tile battens either side of ridge. Fit two tile battens either side of ridge.

Cut top tiles to suit (leaving a 10mm gap between the top cut edge of the tile and the top cut edge of the tile on the other side of the ridgeline).

Fix additional 50mm x 25mm batten to suit D Ridge on top of the tiles, taking care to sandwich the D Ridge Sealing Strip between the batten and the tile.
 
Tips on cutting and bending tiles
 

  

 
 

Ridge Course Nailing & Lapping D Ridges
The ridge caps have a slight taper in their design. Place the wider end of the ridge over the narrower end of the ridge beneath creating an 80mm overlap.
Each ridge should be secured with 4 nails on each side of the ridge cap.

NOTE: Where roof pitches exceed 35° it may be necessary
to adjust the return angle of the downturned leg of the
‘D’ Ridge Cap.
 

 

D Ridge Ends Caps
 
1. Snip and fold out flap to suit choice of verge/barge cover.
2. Trim edge of flap to create a vertical plumbline when fitted.
3. Install D Ridges over end of D Ridge End Cap ensuring good tight lap occurs. Then nail D Ridge End Cap into position (Fix vertical end of D Ridge End Cap first).

 

 

 

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