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Roof pointing cement.
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Welcome to flexipoint flexible pointing compound guaranteed not to crack.
This is a beginners guide to pointing up.
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Great for brickwork chimneys or roof details like flashings.
The correct mix ratio is 3 parts sand to 1 part cement this is much stronger than bricklayers use 5 1 as the cement on the roof must withstand more driving rain than a typical brick wall.
This is how i cement roof tiles pointing the verge in with two coats of cement the cement i use has black dye mix in it to help match the roof tiles in colo.
Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater.
As the cement mortar or flexible compound breaks down or cracks water can reach the inside of the roof.
The pointing is responsible for holding roof tiles in place.
If the pointing is worn or damaged the roof tiles may loosen.
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How much cement in a roof mortar mix.
Roof leaks and excess moisture are two common signs that the pointing is failing.
1 mix 3 parts sand to one cement.
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Flexible pointing is leaps and bounds ahead of the oxide cement pointing that exists on all old roofs.
If we re talking about common roofing jobs like pointing a chimney laying ridge tiles or flaunching the top of a chimney i would recommend a 3.
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Flexipoint is a unique flexible pointing compound which is designed to flex with roof structures flexipoint is a premixed pre coloured in a range of colours is available to buy in 10 litre containers is trowel applied and is primarily used for pointing ridge tiles verge s and valleys on roofs.
It sticks a lot better has some flexibility against cracking and is actually designed to be an alternative to mechanical anchoring of ridge capping onto the roof.