Ridge capping is the row of curved tiles that runs along the peak of a tiled roof and down the hips. It is held in place with mortar or flexible bedding and pointing. Over time, mainly on roofs built in the 1960s and 1970s, the bedding cracks and the caps lift, leaving small gaps at the ends and along the joins. Those gaps are one of the most common ways possums get into tiled roofs.
Brick lowsets with tiled roofs are everywhere in Sunnybank, and many still have their first ridge capping. The crew we book checks the ridges and hips for loose or cracked caps, gaps at the gable ends, and spots where the bedding has fallen away. From inside the roof, daylight showing along the ridge is a clear sign of an opening.
Where a possum is using a ridge gap, a one-way door goes on first. Once the possum has left, the crew fits galvanised mesh shaped to the curve of the tiles and fixes it under the caps and at the ends. This closes the gap without changing how the roof looks from the street. If the bedding is badly broken, the crew points it out so you can have a roofer rebed and repoint the caps.
- Checks of ridges, hips and gable ends
- Mesh shaped to fit under ridge caps
- End gaps closed where hips meet gutters
- A one-way door first if a possum is inside
- Notes on bedding that needs a roofer
Ridge cap sealing often pairs with eave gap proofing on older tiled homes in Sunnybank. Call 07 3543 7765 to book ridge cap sealing.
