Gable Roof Verge Detail

Cloaked verge tiles are handed and should be specified when ordering.

Gable roof verge detail.

Left hand verge is illustrated. For boxed soffit fold flashing to form a stop end at the bottom. Branz highlights a new method to achieve weathertightness at the junction between the soffit and the wall cladding at gable verge gables need to be carefully detailed and constructed to prevent wind driven rain penetrating the junction between the soffit and the wall cladding. Follow this step by step guide to achieve a weathertight detail.

Ends of weatherboards are cut to match the angle of the roof pitch. Roof verge requiring rebedding. The edge of a pitched roof as it meets the gable end is called a verge. Fix cloaked verge tiles and cloaked verge half tiles in alternate courses.

Carry underlay over full width of gable wall and turn down 50mm behind cloaks. Dry fix options for verges are also available from a number of manufacturers. Step 4 fix minimum 45 45 mm angle flashing to the underside of the soffit framing and over the weatherboards. Carry tiling battens over undercloak and finish flush with verge edge.

There is a. Tiles on the verge are often mortared to prevent rain and wind from getting underneath the tiles. When looking at the gable end wall of a building the two verges that meet at the ridge are described the opposite way around. The one on the right is a left hand verge and the one on the left is a right hand verge.