Repairing Ridges Tiles!

Will guides us through his step by step process of conducting roof ridge repairs. He shows you how to repair ridge tiles and begins with making sure the ridges are clear of any old muck and moss. After, he reveals the tools and materials needed for the roof repair, as well as how the cement should look. Watch for tips, tricks and further information on how to re-bed ridge tiles.
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REPAIRING RIDGE TILES | Build with A&E

[@daveevans2710]

Thanks for taking the time, I had a couple to fix, seeing it done made my life much easier.

[@timallen6025]

There’s nothing as infectious nor inspiring as honest enthusiasm and pro knowhow raising standards in the industry . 👍👍

[@johnspreadbury362]

Will, you're a legend mate. After seeing the video I decided to do the same on my house and I'm just sitting having a rest now its all finished and I've saved myself a good couple of grand. Thanks!

[@boris100ish]

Great work as always. Not sure I could balance the bucket on my foot without it ending badly 🤣. Thanks for taking the time to film. All the best Pete. 👍👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Pete! Will is an agile fella. Take care 👍

[@ToTheRegiment]

Hard graft but looks great finished. Just a couple of notes :- We always pre wet all areas of contact to create a good key to the Ridge n tiles, also a 50/50 mix sharp sand/building sand makes the mortar set really hard,. Enjoyed your vid. David

[@kevincuthbert3058]

Proper no nonsense guide to the job. Thank you.

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching Kevin, take care 👍

[@tonymcgrath8890]

Excellent work , very impressed 👍

[@pbysome]

Top job, can't believe how straight you get them without a line.

[@darrensaunders8844]

Fantastic job mate. Thank you for sharing.

[@dazza944]

Good to see someone doing it right rather than smearing new muck over the old

[@BuildWithAE]

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching and take care.

[@justjacqueline2004]

Fascinating and so informative.It must be exhausting dragging so much cement up and down ladders,it surprised me how much mix was needed per tile. So enjoy the clarity you artisans bring to home building and repair,thank you.

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Maria, glad you enjoyed the video - take care 👍

[@66journeyman]

Another quality job👍🏻. Done a fair bit of that over the years. The joints are playing up now so I leave it to the younger lads. Building sand is ok with tiles that are flat, but with tiles that have a heavy profile, you want to mix building and concrete sand 50/50, with a sand/cement ratio of 3:1. Stops it sagging between the profile and will still be there for many years to come😉

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Wayne this has been mentioned before in an earlier comment and I think it is something that we will seriously consider thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍 have a awesome Sunday

[@johnchampion7819]

Good straight forward instructional video, no messing about like some.

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching John 👍

[@isabelmariavalades1407]

Fantastic video as always great attention to detail very clean workers stay safe 👍👍👍⚒

[@BuildWithAE]

Many thanks Isabel, take care 👍

[@islaaustralia6599]

Thanks, got a job at my house to do, gave me so much idea.

[@TheSmithyt]

Great to see someone confident in their capability scaffold sometimes expensive waste plus you do what you can for the customer sometimes👍👍👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi TheSmithyt thanks for your kind words much appreciated all the best Tony 👍 have a awesome weekend

[@grahammawson7743]

"Scaffold sometimes expensive waste????? - I'm sure his poor Wife and kids would have thought that if he'd fell off. Always ok until something goes wrong.

[@kennymann7934]

Another great video the job looked very smart and sharp very straight.good job done

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Kenny thanks for your kind words glad you enjoyed the video all the best Tony 👍

[@SamDaviesBuilder]

Good tips in there. Even though I'm a builder I definitely haven't got a head for heights like your roofer there, fair play to him!

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Sam same here Wills like a cat all the best Tony 👍 have a awesome weekend

[@jimcameron4672]

Making it look easy, awesome

[@BuildWithAE]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@weebinniec]

Brilliant video. It’s a time consuming thing and there’s no easy way to get it done except just doing it 👍🏻.

[@123sumom]

great video thank

[@Blue60]

Nice job you done, looks good

[@BuildWithAE]

Many thanks Blue Boy, take care 👍

[@namesanmanname297]

This guy is really skilled. Good Video.

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching bud 👍

[@MrRonnie28]

Seen this now im going to tavkle my own . Good vid

[@totall2952]

Good graft done and handy tips to thanks

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks bud 👍

[@ohforfxcksake]

That sky looked amazing with the clouds flashing past

[@BuildWithAE]

It sure did, thanks for watching 👍

[@kaitaidhg595]

Will….You’re going to save me a fortune. Builders who did mine years ago used cement under the tiles that crumbles to dust when you touch it and they rendered over the top with point (Australian term maybe). Is there a way to colour the cement to a charcoal grey colour at all? Be safe up there. Your time making the vid is time saved for us. Appreciated so much mate (from Adelaide, South Australia).

[@vjary8142]

A great tutorial and a neat and tidy job. A craftsman at work.

[@BuildWithAE]

Hey v jary thanks have a awesome day 👍

[@theboxfitchannel4305]

Top worker, honest geezer

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks 👍

[@chrisward9745]

Tidy work. Felt dizzy looking down and that's just watching the video 😂. Impressed 👌

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Chris, take care! 👍

[@CarlPaulsen]

I could watch these guys work all day long...

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Carl! 👍

[@TheToolnut]

Outstanding craftsmanship Sir, you are the balls! 👍😁🔨🌲🇮🇪

[@BuildWithAE]

Haha, thank you! take care 👍

[@jlewis1688]

I bet they hurt at the end of that job

[@ashholdsworth5902]

Good video👍🏻 would be good to see more videos on more ridges and valleys?

[@mikebryan544]

Cracking videos mate legend

[@ngoiquangngai]

You're so relaxed there

[@tyroneclarke1666]

Vey nice job done fella. Cheers 🇦🇺👍

[@carloscarlos-cy7jx]

Thank you man from Abbeville in France

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching! 😊👍

[@lcfcfan1655]

Great job mate 👌

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks 👍

[@athmanehemissi9480]

as usual, Well done !!!

[@BuildWithAE]

Thank you so much 😀

[@yensabi]

Nice job as per usual mate......👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi yensabi thanks means a lot to us all, all the best Tony 👍

[@joehuerta6985]

Multitasker master!

[@eyeopener2280]

Someone who knows how to do ridges properly. Get sick of seeing people just buttering them up.

[@harrydavidson5014]

Good work 😎👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks ✌

[@chiron6699]

Nice job, great skies in background. Do you ever appreciate?

[@BuildWithAE]

Always try to bud. Especially with the views in Leamington! We did a roof not long ago which we made into a video. It's a two-parter and the views I'd get in the morning were absolutely beautiful. Can't think of a better way to start the day tbh John. Check the video out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIvKo5uffpeemqc Thanks for watching and take care! 👍

[@wayneleone]

Great vid - well explained. I like that you put down some DPM under the ridge tiles that you didn't get to due to the rain to help keep the rain out over night. I once had a roofer that was leaving me over night with no ridge tiles. I had to call him that evening to put something up there as we were expecting rain that night.

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Wayne, much appreciated! take care bud 👍

[@lewisbutterfill1072]

Good job will

[@BuildWithAE]

Many thanks Lewis, take care 👍

[@bobbyprivate]

Great video 💎💎💎

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching Bobby, take care! 👍

[@herjenderlally4795]

Good job buddy 👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks 👍

[@olrenison]

Nice vid. Love the balancing the bucket on one leg, Ridge tile on the other technique! 😅 Ever dropped one? 👌

[@harshtruthengineer1382]

Nice job mate

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@AusMarineRobotics]

Like a boss👍

[@evilgrin123]

Nice job 👍, on hot day best wet the tile.

[@gdfggggg]

Good job. I liked how you laid the tiles first then went through. It also gave you something to sit on. Cheers

[@BuildWithAE]

Many thanks 👍

[@timenow5312]

Brilliant video Will, thank you, am subscribed, this is exactly what I was looking for and so easily explained. Could I ask a), how long would this repair normally last, and b), I keep hearing about mixing PVA glue with the compo to make it seal harder, is this true or a gimmick. Thank you.

[@MarcusT86]

Great work! Looks so clean and solid when finished!

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Marcus 👍

[@JockeyCake]

Great

[@bibblepop5554]

Great vid as usual. Pretty sure the place where you were mixing up the muck was a different street though!?

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Mark good spot some times it’s easier to go to another site with mixer already set up thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@SkillBuilder]

I love doing ridges but hate doing hips. Sitting up there watching the world go by is good but there isn't much life in that street.

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Roger hope you are all well, it’s funny Leamington is a bit like that, it’s a beautiful location it’s always been know as a quite tree lined street. I agree hips are always a challenge. Thanks for watching all the best Tony have a awesome week 👍

[@bessie2275]

Great job, you make it look easy

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Pete thanks much appreciated many years of practice all the best Will 👍

[@sparkmeister4706]

Top work. just needs a good jetwashing now. :)

[@Horizon344]

Good film. How many years would that repair be expected to last?

[@jasonantigua6825]

I once worked for some builders that were putting a new roof on an end of terrace house,the end being hanging over a public pavement! They didn’t bother scaffolding it!

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Jason I would of thought highways would of made them do it thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍 have awesome weekend

[@stevenjones1009]

Nice job with the ridges but you should have edge protection in place around the roof

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Steven very true edge protection is a good thing, the roof was 25 to 30 Safety should always be paramount but sometimes the job the has to be risk assessed, Thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@JJ-jh6hz]

Us roofers don't need Edge protection, you never heard of sky hooks 😂

[@jasonantigua6825]

Steven Jones Should have at least been wearing his roofing boots!

[@corvusduluth]

Rarely seen in my part of USA. What is the "Open Time" for the mortar? You have a "Go fer", someone 'running' buckets of mortar to you, while you are 'perched' on ridge?. Climbing ladders...good workout. 👍

[@BuildWithAE]

Hey Circumpolar Bear Cult i like to hear different methods of building you guys build totally different to us in the UK. Wills right hand man was away but he loves a bit of a work out, have a awesome weekend thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@offcuts4146]

Its amazing how relaxed u r on the roof id be shaking like a squating dog

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Martin 😂 thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@garrynutter860]

Nice could you show a Dry Ridge retro fit please. If you have the time.

[@BuildWithAE]

If the opportunity arises we'll be more than happy to Garry! Thanks for watching and take care 👍

[@CEO786]

Man how can you get up there without the fear of falling - looks scary but great job

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Sid I suppose it’s years of working on roofs, thanks for watching all the best Will 👍

[@vinm300]

Very good video. I did a small garage roof and oh man did my rump ache. Did you have a bit of foam to sit on ?

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi vinm300, Glad you enjoyed the video. I'm not sure how Will manages to sit like that without getting a sore bum! All the best, John 😊

[@jvstin9959]

Loving these videos, does Will have a personal youtube/media?

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Justin J, Glad you're enjoying our channel. Will doesn't have his own channel, so you'll have to keep up with him on here 😉 Thanks for watching. All the best, John 😊

[@jonnyl8175]

Your guys attention to detail is amazing!!! Don't do any work in Hertfordshire do you 👀🤣🙏

[@BuildWithAE]

Unfortunately not Jonny, many thanks for watching! Take care 👍

[@martinbyrne6643]

Good tradesmen are getting scarcer and scarcer ‘ you’ll never b out of work

[@irishlad7458]

I done mine there black shiny ones fed up of doing them I used ceramic flexible floor tile adisive bingo

[@kennymann7934]

Just a quick question so I know my mum won’t get ripped off how much should it cost to rebed 30 foot of ridge tiles feed back will be much appreciated

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Kenny I’am sorry we don’t discuss figures about any of the work we do, I would always find a recommendation or speak to the NFRC they will put you in contact with the correct people, thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@jasonantigua6825]

clive ramsbotty 600? 30ft of ridge tiles is a days work? Having said that,if you’re going to scaffold the job out then I guess 600 could be about right.

[@jlewis1688]

@@cliveramsbotty6077 thats to much

[@Eldorado1253]

Great vid as usual found it strange you only used building sand and cement to bed the ridges back on l always used a mix of concreting sand and building sand and cement has the concreting sand makes it weather better , have done them like this for over 35 yrs this is how l was taught by an old roofer

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Eldorado1253 like the idea of that is it because the aggregate sand gives an extra bind to the mix, what ratio do use use. Thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@geebee1689]

I use 3:1 ( 1 sharp, 2 bldg). I thought that was standard?

[@Eldorado1253]

@@geebee1689 That is the same mix l have used for years just have to watch the water content when doing verges, same mix for bedding on chimney pots like you thought this was a standard mix for this work

[@Eldorado1253]

@@BuildWithAE Hi Tony l use 3:1: 1 3 building sand 1 sharp sand and 1 cement just watch the amount of water if used for verges .

[@Mark-gf7yw]

Is it possible to retro-fit a dry ridge system, in a circumstance like this ?

[@brianhewitt8618]

A standard dry ridge system doesn't really work well with that type of pan tile, you would still have to do a bed of mortar for it to seat on, you can get systems for this tile but in the situation shown, bed and point would be better and about the same amount of work.

[@BuildWithAE]

I believe so. You can apply a dry ridge system to most roofs. A lot of new builds have the dry ridge system but the customer on this particular job wanted it looking the same as before. And I like to think I'm old school 😃 prefer mucking on the ridges, more skill involved. Take care!

[@Mark-gf7yw]

@@BuildWithAE Mortar does look a lot better 👍

[@alexandergilmour3]

Absolutely u can fit dry ridge system on this roof

[@jlewis1688]

@@alexandergilmour3 why would you want to

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Good tutorial. That roof needs some serious cleaning. The tiled roof on my outbuilding, 24' x 12' was carried out November 1982 and is good as new. I do not let any algae or moss get a foothold, so I wash down regularly.

[@BuildWithAE]

The customer didn't want the expense of a scaffold just to do the moss. And wow, 1982?! You must have to get up there and clean it every year! 😃 Many thanks, take care!

[@stevebeard9656]

What sort of money would that cost now. ABout the same length roof but on a bunglaow

[@stephenmurray4916]

my most hated job. top job

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Stephen I know what you mean, Will I think was born on a roof he has amazing self awareness and balance, he always says he’s happy on a roof than the ground thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@stephenmurray4916]

@@BuildWithAE i dont hate it because of the height, i just hate carting up the buckets of muck. i have no concern for his safety the man is like a cat. thanks for the great content guys.

[@tomking5529]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@BuildWithAE]

Thanks Tom 👍

[@ryanh3285]

Is the dry ridge stuff crap?

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Ryan, Not at all. The dry ridge system is fantastic, as it eliminates the need for repairs such as this. We use it wherever we can. Hope this helps. All the best, John 😊

[@vovkdavies]

Just wonder, where are you based? Is it Cheltenham?

[@BuildWithAE]

Leamington Spa 😊👍

[@vovkdavies]

Looks nice, I was thinking some areas look like Cheltenham but there you go!

[@07803341334]

One bucket of muck does a lot of ridges by the looks of it

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi ags tony 😂 more than bucket thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@loganrose.9209]

Have you got an Instagram page as I would be interested to see what other work you do ?

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi bud, search buildwith_ae on Instagram 😎👍

[@leesoulsby254]

Why don't you have a harness on

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Lee this a very good point and will be something that we are going to implement, because safety should always be paramount, thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@leesoulsby254]

@@BuildWithAE im just messing mate I watch a KZbinr called rr buildings he uses some good ones worth it mate ur dead if u slip

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi Lee I love watching Kyle awesome dude I have seen the set up he has that’s what I was thinking of cool shout all the best Tony 👍

[@CEO786]

If that’s 2 days work - how much would that cost a customer ?

[@stevewood7884]

Well it'll be worth every penny working up there, respect to anyone working on roofs.

[@paulswebba]

Amazing to think that bedding a ridge would be of interest to anyone, just goes to show. Personally I would use 4 to 1 mix, but then again I was in the business professionally

[@superyachtchef]

Nope - I'm never going to do that job🙄

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi KTM mitch, Something like this is definitely best left to the professionals! All the best, John 😊

[@superyachtchef]

@@BuildWithAE Sweet - I'm all good keeping my jock of the roof

[@johncunningham5799]

This looks easy but it's not,balancing the bucket is hard enough,then there's the height it's not for me get a roofer

[@BuildWithAE]

Hi John, thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍

[@stevenmoran4060]

Cracking evidence for HSE to prosecute for total disregard for safety.

[@ttsstt1000]

If your job takes longer than an hour its scaffold all the way around or they fine you if you get caught about 3 grand the fist time and prgesivly more until they put you out of business ie the third time could be as much as12 -15 k not worth the fine customer pays for scaffold end of story

[@harrymcsweeney8412]

With HSE currently focusing on working at height, I would probably take this down, your advertising your business working in the exact way the health and safety at work act prohibits! An accident waiting to happen, so much wrong with working this way!