How To Tile A Roof With Plain Tiles

These tiling guides were produced by the technical committee of what used to be the clay roofing tile council crtc.

How to tile a roof with plain tiles.

If you were ever asked to picture a typical english scene in your mind s eye chances are there would be a plain tile roof in there somewhere. Clay plain tiles have been a part of our heritage and roofscape for hundreds of years. The standard size of a plain tile is 265x165mm with shorter ones for at the eaves and for the top course tiles plus tile and a half ones for the verges. 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.

Use a mechanical means such as a disc cutter for cutting tiles however it can take a bit of practice to get a neat clean cut using a disc cutter freehand. To begin remove the old roof tile. Their actual size being set in law by king edward iv in 1477 when an act of parliament set plain tile dimensions. Plain clay tiles the size of the plain clay tile 10 5 x6 5 or 265mm x 165mm was originally defined by statute in 1477 during the reign of edward iv.

Plain tiles made from clay have been used to cover roofs in britain for over 800 years and they form much of the character of the roofs seen in the south east of england and the midlands. Flat roof tiles are usually made of clay but also may be made of stone wood plastic concrete or solar cells. These are double lap tiles made originally from clay but more recently in concrete. Look at the advanced weather forecast before you begin and choose a few weeks with as many dry days as possible.