Decra Plus Tile Ventilated Ridges

 

Decra Plus - Ridge using D Ridge and Universal Ridge/Hip Ventilator - Detail from drawing DPSE021

 

 

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).

 

 

 

 

Ridge Course D Ridge
The correct way to install the top course of tiles and the ridge tiles is dictated by whether you are trying to achieve an unventilated or ventilated ridge detail. 
 

 

 

  

 
 
Universal ridge ventilator

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 D Ridge With Universal D Ridge Vent

 

 

Universal ridge ventilator

 

Cut underlay short of ridge line and fit two tile battens either side of ridge, leaving a sufficient gap for ventilation.

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.

Place ridge cap into position over the top batten and the upstand edge of tile. Pull bottom edge of ridge cap away from the upstand edge of tiles and slip Universal 'D' ridge/hip ventilators into position on each side of the 'D' ridge cap. Ventilators should run continuously along each side of the ridge cap.

The ridge cap and ventilator to be nailed through the downturn of the ridge cap into the face of the batten, using four Decra fixing nails on each side.
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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