Roof Tiles

Roof tiles are designed mainly to keep out rain, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate. Modern materials such as concrete and plastic are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze. At buildingmaterials.co.uk we have different selections of roof tiles for you to choose from. These include:

• Clay Tiles - Our extensive range of clay tiles contains colour, texture and camber options which meet the aesthetic and performance demands of all types of roofing applications, with dry fix systems and ventilation systems allowing rapid, weather tight installation and compliance with Building Regulations. Buildingmaterials.co.uk can provide the best clay tiles for your roofing needs

• Concrete Tiles - From the double pantile design of the Mendip interlocking tile to the authentic cross camber design of the concrete plain tile, our concrete tile range has proven performance properties matched by aesthetic characteristics, which approach the look, feel and even weathering appearance of 'natural' products more closely.

• Slates - The Rivendale, Birkdale, Thrutone and Garsdale fibre cement slates are light weight, strong and durable. Edgemere and Duo Edgemere interlocking slates offer single lap slating solutions that are quick and easy to install with the added benefit of a thin leading edge reducing the perceived weight when installed. Both types of slates are almost identical to natural slate with the excellent properties of more modern materials.

 

Roof tiles are 'hung' from the framework of a roof by fixing them with nails. The tiles are usually hung in parallel rows, with each row overlapping the row below it to exclude rainwater and to cover the nails that hold the row below. There are also roof tiles for special positions, particularly where the planes of the several pitches meet. They include ridge, hip and valley tiles.

Similarly to roof tiling, tiling has been used to provide a protective weather envelope to the sides of timber frame buildings. These are hung on laths nailed to wall timbers, with tiles specially moulded to cover corners and jambs. Often these tiles are shaped at the exposed end to give a decorative effect. Another form of this is the so-called mathematical tile, which was hung on laths, nailed and then grouted. This form of tiling gives an imitation of brickwork and was developed to give the appearance of brick, but avoided the Brick Taxes of the 18th century.