What's this bit of my roof called?

[wedge69]

Hi,

Wondered if anyone can tell me what this bit of the roof is called? I've circled a bit that's missing and wondered if it's important.

Am I right in thinking it's not the wet verge, as that's the mortar above?

Thanks for any help.

 

[blup]

Missing underlay?

Blup

 

[wedge69]

Thanks for the response. Looks more like a strip that gets stuck to the side rather than something that goes underneath, or do you stick underlay on the side?

 

[ajstoneservices]

Thats the verge. The missing bit is undercloak.

Edit: the undercloak is there. Its just a bit of pointing that is missing.

 

[wedge69]

Excuse my ignorance, but is that something that needs to be fixed to stop rain penetration or is it just a cosmetic issue?

 

[blup]

Its a fascia (wood/plastic/cement board?) thats come away, replacing it and adding sealant should reduce/prevent water penetration.

Blup

 

[ajstoneservices]

The roofer has pointed the joint between the undercloak and brickwork. A small section of that pointing has come away. You could get up there and redo it but it unlikely to cause any problems if you left it as is.

 

[wedge69]

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far

 

[blup]

The chap here uses mortar (at 2.27).

Blup

 

[wedge69]

That's perfect, thanks.
It's good if it is more of a cosmetic thing then a defect as I don't much fancy getting up a ladder and doing that, plus I assume a decent roofer would be too busy for such a small job.
Still, at least now I know what I should be asking for.

 

[blup]

I would be tempted to hire a tower scaffold because moisture has a habit of getting in over time. You could also inspect more closely the general condition of that part of the roof.

Blup

 

[^woody^]

It's purely cosmetic pointing, applied to hide the rough cutting of the bricks.

There is no significant water penetration issue of that joint in that location of a cavity wall.