Description
Onduline Roofing Apex Ridge – Red – 1m Roof Ridge Cap
Complete your corrugated roofing installation with the Onduline Red Roofing Apex Ridge 1m, designed to provide a neat, durable and weather-resistant finish along the highest point of a pitched roof.
Designed to complement Onduline corrugated bitumen roofing sheets, this purpose-made red ridge cap covers the joint where two roof slopes meet, helping protect one of the most exposed areas of the roof against rain, wind and water penetration.
The attractive red finish coordinates perfectly with matching red Onduline roofing sheets, making it ideal for sheds, garages, workshops, summerhouses, garden buildings and a wide variety of pitched roofing projects.
Onduline Red Roof Ridge Cap
The ridge or apex is the highest point of a pitched roof, where the two opposing roof slopes meet.
Because this joint is particularly exposed to wind and rain, it requires a suitable ridge covering to help maintain the waterproof performance of the roofing system.
The Onduline Red Apex Ridge is specifically designed to cover and weatherproof this vulnerable joint while providing a clean and professional finished appearance.
Product Details
- Brand: Onduline
- Product type: Roofing Apex Ridge / Ridge Cap
- Colour: Red
- Length: 1m
- Designed for Onduline corrugated roofing sheets
- Bitumen-saturated fibre construction
- Contains recycled cellulose fibres
- Suitable for pitched roofs
- Helps waterproof the roof apex
- Helps protect against wind-driven rain
- Lightweight and easy to handle
- Creates a neat and professional roof finish
- Suitable for new roofs and refurbishment projects
- Designed as part of the complete Onduline roofing system
Protects the Roof Apex
The apex is one of the most vulnerable areas of any pitched roof.
Without a correctly installed ridge cap, the joint between the two roof slopes may be exposed to wind-driven rain and other weather conditions.
The Onduline Red Roofing Ridge covers this joint and helps form a continuous weather-resistant barrier across the top of the roof.
Correct ridge installation helps reduce the risk of:
- Rain entering through the roof apex
- Wind-driven water penetration
- Exposed roofing sheet edges
- Draughts around the ridge
- Untidy roof joints
- Weather damage around the roof apex
Designed for Onduline Corrugated Roofing Sheets
This ridge element is designed to integrate with Onduline corrugated bitumen roofing sheets, creating a coordinated roofing system.
Its shape allows the ridge to sit neatly across both roof slopes while covering the meeting point between the opposing roofing sheets.
Using purpose-made Onduline roofing accessories helps create a more reliable and professional finish than attempting to fabricate ridge details from unsuitable materials.
For customers searching for Onduline red ridge caps, Onduline roof accessories, red corrugated roof ridge or bitumen roofing ridge, this is an essential finishing component.
Attractive Red Finish
The red colour is designed to coordinate with matching Onduline roofing sheets, creating a uniform and attractive finished roof.
Red corrugated roofing is particularly popular for garden buildings and outbuildings where a more traditional or distinctive roof colour is preferred.
It works particularly well on:
- Garden sheds
- Summerhouses
- Garages
- Workshops
- Garden offices
- Garden rooms
- Timber outbuildings
- Agricultural buildings
- Animal shelters
- Storage buildings
Weatherproof Ridge Protection
Onduline ridge elements form an important part of the overall watertight roofing system.
Correctly covering the roof apex helps prevent rainwater from reaching the vulnerable joint between the two roof slopes.
The ridge also helps protect against strong winds that could otherwise drive rain beneath exposed roofing sheet edges.
1m Ridge Length
Each Onduline ridge section measures 1 metre long.
Multiple sections can be overlapped along longer roof ridges to create continuous protection across the entire length of the building.
When calculating how many ridge pieces you require, measure the complete roof ridge length and remember to allow additional material for the required overlaps.
Minimum 15cm Overlap
When installing multiple Onduline ridge sections, allow a minimum 15cm overlap between adjoining pieces.
This overlap helps maintain effective weather protection along the complete ridge and ensures rainwater flows over the adjoining sections rather than underneath them.
Because of the overlap, the effective coverage of each 1m ridge piece will be slightly less than the full 1 metre when several sections are installed together.
Ideal For
The Onduline Red Apex Ridge is suitable for a wide variety of pitched roofing projects, including:
- Garden sheds
- Garages
- Workshops
- Summerhouses
- Garden offices
- Garden rooms
- Timber stores
- Agricultural buildings
- Animal shelters
- Outbuildings
- Storage buildings
- New roofing projects
- Roof refurbishment
Lightweight Bitumen Roofing Accessory
Onduline roofing accessories are manufactured from lightweight bitumen-saturated fibre material designed to complement Onduline roof sheets.
The lightweight construction makes individual ridge sections straightforward to:
- Transport
- Carry
- Position
- Align
- Cut where required
- Secure to the roof
Unlike metal roofing accessories, the material is also free from the risk of rust and corrosion.
Onduline Apex Ridge Installation
Correct installation is essential to achieve a weather-resistant roof apex.
When installing:
- Ensure both roof slopes and roofing sheets are correctly positioned
- Provide suitable support beneath the roof ridge
- Start installing at the opposite end of the roof from the prevailing wind
- Position the ridge centrally across the roof apex
- Allow at least 15cm overlap between adjoining ridge sections
- Fix securely on both sides of the roof
- Secure through the top of the roofing sheet corrugations
- Use compatible Onduline roofing screws or nails
- Ensure each ridge section is correctly aligned before final fixing
- Check all overlaps and fixings before completing the roof
Installing the overlaps opposite to the direction of the prevailing wind helps reduce the risk of strong winds driving rain underneath the ridge joints.
Fix at the Top of the Corrugations
Onduline recommends securing ridge pieces at the top of the roofing sheet corrugations.
This allows the ridge to be fixed securely while helping maintain the weather-resistant performance of the complete roofing system.
For best results, use compatible Onduline roofing screws or nails.
Ideal for New Roofs & Refurbishment
The Onduline Red Roofing Apex Ridge can be used on completely new roofing installations as well as refurbishment and repair projects.
It is particularly useful when:
- Installing new red Onduline roofing sheets
- Replacing old or damaged ridge sections
- Refurbishing an existing corrugated roof
- Completing an unfinished roof apex
- Improving roof weather protection
- Matching replacement accessories to an existing red roof
Complete Your Onduline Roofing System
The ridge is one important component of a complete Onduline roofing installation.
Depending on the roof design, you may also require:
- Onduline corrugated roofing sheets
- Onduline roofing screws or nails
- Onduline red verge trims
- Ridge pieces
- Foam fillers
- Flashing products
- Sealing accessories
Using compatible components throughout the roof helps provide a neater finish and ensures vulnerable roof details are correctly completed.
Why Choose Onduline Red Roofing Apex Ridge?
- Purpose-made Onduline roof ridge cap
- Attractive red finish
- 1m length
- Designed for corrugated bitumen roofing
- Covers and protects the vulnerable roof apex
- Helps improve roof watertightness
- Helps protect against wind-driven rain
- Creates a clean and professional finish
- Coordinates with red Onduline roofing sheets
- Lightweight and easy to handle
- Resistant to rust and corrosion
- Suitable for sheds and summerhouses
- Ideal for garages and workshops
- Suitable for agricultural buildings and outbuildings
- Suitable for new roofs and refurbishment projects
- Simple modular design for longer roof ridges
Choose the Onduline Red Roofing Apex Ridge 1m to create a smart, professional and weather-resistant finish along the apex of your corrugated pitched roof.
