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This page is about hip tile repairs here specifically — what the fault looks like on these 1950s and 60s interlocking tile roofs, why it happens in this part of South Wales, and what putting it right actually involves.
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Hip Lines on Cwmbran Roofs
A hip runs diagonally down the corner of a roof, and unlike a ridge it has gravity working on it as well as weather channelled down the Afon Lwyd. On a covering reaching the end of its life that means a hip tile which loses its bedding does not simply rock in place — it slides, and it takes the ones below it with it.
What This Covers
- Loose hip tiles
- Damaged hip tiles
- Hip-line repairs
- Water ingress connected with the affected detail
- Localised weathering or damage requiring repair
Why Hips Fail Before Ridges
The hip carries the same exposure as the ridge with the valley's funnelled wind acting on it, and a downhill pull on top of that. On these 1950s and 60s interlocking tile roofs the bottom hip tile is doing the most work of any tile on the roof, because everything above it is resting on it.
The Hip Iron
A hip iron at the eaves is the small metal bracket that stops the run sliding off the roof, and on a covering reaching the end of its life it is frequently missing, corroded through or was never fitted. Where access is genuinely good, with room to work, checking it is part of any hip job, because a re-bedded hip with nothing at the bottom of it is a hip that will move again.
Re-Bedding a Hip Properly
The run is lifted, cleaned back, re-bedded and pointed from the eaves upward so each tile sits on the one below, which on these 1950s and 60s interlocking tile roofs is the only way it stays put. Because a whole street's roofs here are the same age, a hip that has already slipped once is worth doing in full rather than in the two or three tiles that have visibly moved.
What Our Hip Tile Repairs Service Includes in Cwmbran
- Slipped and loose hip tiles lifted and re-bedded
- Full hip runs re-bedded from the eaves upward
- Hip irons fitted or replaced where missing or corroded
- Dry hip systems fitted where appropriate
- Cracked and broken hip tiles replaced
- Ridge junctions at the top of the hip made good
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Hip Tile Repairs in Cwmbran — Common Questions
What are common signs that I may need hip tile repairs in Cwmbran?
A hip runs diagonally down the corner of a roof, and unlike a ridge it has gravity working on it as well as weather channelled down the Afon Lwyd. On a covering reaching the end of its life the bottom hip tile is doing the most work of any tile on the roof, because everything above it is resting on it.
Can a small defect cause an internal leak?
Yes. The kind of defect behind hip tile repairs lets water into the structure on these 1950s and 60s interlocking tile roofs, and it can travel a long way before it shows on a ceiling. That is why the source of a hip tile repairs problem is traced rather than guessed at from the mark inside.
Will the whole roof need replacing?
Usually not. Hip tile repairs is repair work, and on a covering reaching the end of its life the covering around the defect is generally sound — whether a repair is the right answer depends on how far the deterioration has gone beyond the part you can see.
Can you inspect the problem before recommending work?
Yes, always. Given a whole street's roofs here are the same age, a hip tile repairs job on these 1950s and 60s interlocking tile roofs is looked at before anything is recommended, and you get told what was actually found rather than a figure guessed from the pavement.
Do you cover other roof repairs in Cwmbran?
Yes — hip tile repairs is one of twenty-five roof repairs we carry out on a covering reaching the end of its life, and across the surrounding area including Pontnewydd, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Ponthir and Upper Cwmbran.
Do you cover Cwmbran and the surrounding area?
Yes — hip tile repairs throughout Cwmbran and the places around it, including Pontnewydd, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Ponthir and Upper Cwmbran.
What does a repair like this cost?
Two things set the figure for hip tile repairs: how far the defect has actually gone, which needs somebody to look at it, and the access. With access here wide enough for a scaffold and a vehicle, that second one moves the price of hip tile repairs more than the materials do, and it is why a figure over the phone is a guess.
Can you look at other things while you are there?
Yes, and it is worth it — given a whole street's roofs here are the same age, safe access to the roof is most of what a visit costs, so anything else wanting attention is far cheaper dealt with on the same day as the hip tile repairs.
Contact T&T Roofing About Hip Tile Repairs in Cwmbran
We carry out hip tile repairs across Cwmbran and the area around it including Pontnewydd, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam, Ponthir and Upper Cwmbran. For hip tile repairs, a photograph of the affected part of the roof and a short description of what it is doing is the quickest start — given a whole street's roofs here are the same age, those two are what make a figure accurate rather than provisional.
Tell us what the roof is doing in Cwmbran and we will look at it. Call 07868 857692, message us on WhatsApp or use the form below.