Ridge tile advice

[W1ldstallion]

Hi,

I have a 4 bed 1930s semi, and had the front chimney removed last week because it was letting water in. When the job was finished, the roofer said that my ridge tiles had gaps in the cement, and could do with repairing. He said he wouldn't rebed them, just clean the old mortar out with a wire brush and then PVA and re-cement.

He has quoted £800 for this job (£300 for more scaffolding and £500 for labour/cement for the day). I have a couple of concerns:

1. That the tiles should be rebedded, and only re-cementing them may be a waste of time
2. That labour cost sounds a bit high for the day
3. I'm concerned that the job doesn't need to be done - I've seen a few photos of gaps, but generally the roof looks in good nick to my untrained eye

Anyway, any advice is appreciated. £800 is a lot of money!

Thanks

 

[datarebal]

re cementing? not a promising term. get another quote

 

[W1ldstallion]

Maybe re cementing weren’t his exact words, but he was speaking about renewing the mortar rather than lifting and rebedding.

My concern is whether just renewing the mortar is a quick fix as I don’t want to dish out £800 for a quick fix

 

[datarebal]

if hes thinking of re pointing ... your wasting your cash - re bed and point in the same mortar is the proper job