Roof Pin Tiles

Roofing superstore supply a huge range of clay roof tiles clay pantiles and fittings from leading clay tile manufacturers including marley dreadnought and redland.

Roof pin tiles.

For more information about installing roof tile like how to fit the tiles around obstacles on the roof read on. They are made of clay or concrete and come in a variety of colours. The updated bs 5334 code of practice for slating and tiling specifies a number of batten sizes based upon the span of the rafters and the product being used. Roofs with plain tiles generally have a higher pitch than those with other coverings.

These tiling guides were produced by the technical committee of what used to be the clay roofing tile council crtc. 9 60 reclaimed handmade pin tiles peg tiles. Clay roof tiles are an extremely popular choice both in new builds and refurbishments thanks to their sustainability aesthetics heritage and character. Pantile roof tiles are roof tiles that have an s shape.

Reclaimed glass pin tiles excl. To place the tiles nail them onto either the battens if you used them or otherwise directly into the sheathing. This committee consisted of the 5 principal uk clay roof tile manufacturers eternit building materials ltd dreadnought tiles keymer tiles ltd redland ltd and sandtoft roof tiles ltd who manufactured 90 of the uk s clay roof tiles. Traditionally a minimum roof pitch of 20 was recommended in bs 5534 but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15.

Sometimes called cement roofing tiles concrete tiles are a mixture of portland cement sand water and sometimes various dyes for color. It is uncommon to find a roof below 15 but for those very low pitch applications there are interlocking clay pantiles available suitable for use down to 12 5. The range contains slates tiles roof membranes roof ventilation and a range of dry fixing products. Concrete tiles are heavier therefore if you use them as replacements for clay you must determine that the roof structure can safely support the additional weight.

The range includes plain tiles and interlocking clay tiles available in different colours and textures for all types of application. After you have secured all of the tiles place the ridge tiles along the top section of the roof. Due to its fluid nature prior to curing concrete tiles are factory molded into a wide variety of shapes and textures to simulate wood shake shingles clay tiles or slate tiles.