Dry Hip Roof System

Dry hip systems eliminate the need for mortar and provide a more secure and maintenance free hip detail.

Dry hip roof system.

We stock a comprehensive range of the highest quality dry ridge systems fittings and accessories sourced from market leaders that are available in a wide range of colours and finishes. The russell dry hip system 3m is designed to provide a mechanically fixed neat and attractive finish to the hip line without the use of mortar. It is suitable for use with all of the russell smooth finish interlocking tile range and usable on roof slopes up to a maximum of 45 pitch and where the hip eaves intersections is 90 on plan. The one key difference is when curved or profiled tiles are used the dry hip system will rely on some form of tray to provide support along the length of the hip line.

Hip tiles are secured to the appropriate size hip batten using stainless steel wood screws which give exceptional resistance to wind uplift. Dry ridge systems dry ridge roofing systems offer a quick easy and convenient fixing method for your roof. I ve also allowed for the installation of hip support trays and any necessary tile clips used which are often purchased in a separate kit at extra cost for the installer. Hip ridges usually cover an external junction between two sloping sides of a roof and these are usually seen on roofs with 3 sides or more and at least one of those sides is usually in a triangular shape.

There is only a small difference between the dry ridge system above and a dry hip ridge system. The systems follow a similar design to dry ridge systems. With very high resistance to storm damage the dry hip system has exceptional durability and is designed to last the lifetime of the roof.