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Mitred Hip

Cover with a strip of underlay 600mm wide, overlapping general underlay. Cut slates neatly and accurately, bevelled edge down. Interleave with lead soakers to form a straight, weathertight, close-mitred junction. Fix soakers by nailing to battens at the top edge.

N.B. Careful consideration must be given to mitred hip details at low roof pitches and in areas of severe exposure - contact Slate UK Technical Department.

Mitred Hip

Tiled Hip

Cover with a strip of underlay 600mm wide, overlapping general underlay. Fix hip iron to hip rafter with 5mm hot dipped galvanised screws or nails.

Hip irons to BS 5534: 2003, hot-dip galvanised after manufacture. Cut slates to fit closely at junction. Make weathertight with ridge tiles laid to a true line with edges and joints, solidly bedded in mortar, neatly struck off flush as the work proceeds. Shape first tile to align with corner of eaves and fill end with mortar and slips of slate finished flush. Mortar for bedding hip tiles 1:3 cement:sand pigmented to approved colour.

Tiled Hip

Metal Roll Hips

Metal roll hips should conform with sheet metal technical recommendations.

For advice on pitches less than 30°, contact the Slate UK Technical Department.

Metal Roll Hips