Dormer roof verge - are tiles wrong way round?

[Dave2759]

Hi,
Just had the verge of the dormer roof done at the front of the house and I think some of the tiles have been installed the wrong way round (see picture) with holes visible. I think the guy was using some reclaimed tiles and the other edge was dirty. This is irritating as it is at the front of the house. Am I being fussy?

 

[blup]

Shouldn't the tiles be sitting bedded onto on a backer board of some kind or was it like for like replacement

 

[catlad]

When you find good tradesmen! be thankful, make them a cup of tea..
There are a lot worse out there!

 

[Dave2759]

Shouldn't the tiles be sitting bedded onto on a backer board of some kind or was it like for like replacement

it was a like for like replacement. Looking at old dormer, there were a couple of similar tiles with holes showing, they just weren't as visible due to aging.

 

[ree]

OP,
You have a neat looking job with very clean pointing.
Backer board is never used as an undercloak - fibre cement undercloaks are often used but slate or tile was the traditional way.

 

[blup]

It could be annoying but if the job is good overall, maybe something to get used to. I've seen roof tiles used as an external cill on windows with the nibs at the front pointing down, they got treated as part of its character

 

[ChrisJP]

That looks to be a very neat job indeed and I really wouldn't worry about the holes you can see - they won't cause any problems at all.

 

[Notch7]

it is possible the tiles sat better that way around

clay tiles tend to be a bit distorted from the firing and he may have just turned them around until they sat nice: which they do really, they are nice and level to one another, the mortar work is nice and neat too....Ive done a bit of it and its not that easy to do, its easy to smear it everywhere