To think this looks cheap and nasty? Roof

[Veuvestar]

New roof- a lot of money
And I hate this look for the ridge tiles
It looks like they’ve forgotten to take the spacers out.
Tell me I’m being precious and it looks ok

yep, awful. My extension had this and I made them come back and mortar over it.

Aren't there new requirements to have pins on certain parts? Just ask them. I'm on massive new build estate whopping great village and they started a long time back, but on newer properties they have edge pins on the tiles.

He asked me about this ‘click clack’ pack and his words were “ you won’t notice the difference”
I’ve just shown my ds 13 and even he says it’s awful

He said he can cement them in, but everyone has these now, they’re screwed in and meant to be no maintenance

No - I wouldn't like that one little bit.

We had a complete new roof,(well 2 actually 8 months apart, given the first time it was done it was deemed so unsafe we were advised to leave while it was redone by someone else☹️)The first time had those dry ridge clips. You could hear them whistling when it was windy - though that could have been because it was such a bodge job. Second time we were advised to have mortar,which is what we did. Clips are supposed to be the modern way to go.

I’m glad it’s not just me.

Are you normally that close to your roof?

I noticed these on some new builds by us. I thought they’d be removing them.

Haha, no they are the builders pics!
I actually just used them as an example.

I know what you mean though, how close up do you look at your roof? Unfortunately with these things I’m a bit of a perfectionist and if I have to look at it every day and it pisses me off it will just wind me up. I’ll have to see what it looks like from the road. From what I can see so far, it will annoy me

BailB1, yes they look like tile spacers that need to be removed once the mortar has set

Its a dry ridge system. Keeps your roof nice and ventilated.

It's a dry ridge set up, designed specifically to ventilate the roof structure above the insulation to prevent the timber rafters rotting.

You may very well find it is a requirement of building regulations to have this system installed - check, in writing, with the building inspector for the project before you do anything.

You'd be mad to replace it. It is a far better system than mortar and is zero maintenance.

There is no building inspector

@Veuvestar

There is no building inspector

I think you'll find that Building Control need advising if you replace/refresh more than 25% of your roof.

So even, taking off your tiles and then putting the same ones back counts.

We had our roof completely re-tiled and don't recall any building inspector involved.

Well if a building inspector is needed that’s just a complete fuck up cos they’ve finished
I give up
Fuck it all

@PickAChew

We had our roof completely re-tiled and don't recall any building inspector involved.

Depends when you had the work carried out.

'Whilst you will not usually require planning permission to re-roof your home, you probably will need to apply for Building Regulations approval

Prior to 5th April 2006, Building Regulations approval was only required if you were changing the material of your roof covering. This was to ensure that your roof’s structure could safely cope with the weight of the new roofing material.

Since 5th April 2006, most new roofs are required to apply for Building Regulations approval, even if it is a like for like replacement that is being installed.

These stricter regulations were bought into place to ensure that all new roofs are well insulated and adhere to new energy efficiency standards to help meet national energy targets.

Building Regulations may require you to increase your roof’s thermal insulation at the same time as replacing your roof.'

But please don't take my word for it, as I only found out when looking at getting my roof done.

I don't think it looks great but I can't see my roof so it wouldn't bother me.

My husband is a roofer. I just showed him your photos and he said that it's supposed to look like that. It's a dry ridge system and much better than the old mortar system because it's maintenance free. He said that with a brown or grey tile it looks better but with a terracotta tile the black clips don't look the best.

Oh I know it’s supposed to look like that, he’s explained it all and it sounds like a good low maintenance system, I just don’t think it’s a good look! Yes, maybe they should make terracotta clips

I know, you'd think they'd make then to match the tiles. My husband said he's only seen black.

I wouldn’t have chosen those roof tiles

@Veuvestar

Well if a building inspector is needed that’s just a complete fuck up cos they’ve finished I give up Fuck it all

Roofers are able to self certify/approve if they have a certain registration/qualification (or something along those lines)