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What could be better than installing tile shingles on your roof? Shingle roof tiles are durable, known to last over a century. It is unusual for homeowners to ever experience any problems with tiles unless they were installed incorrectly or your contractor used cheap, low quality tiles. While you will spend more initially for tile roof shingles, over time they pay for themselves and are quite cost-effective.
Roofs made from tile shingles come with many advantages besides providing a beautiful exterior. Problems like moss and algae are nonexistent since they can't eat through the tiles as easily as with a wood shake roof. Repairs for shingle tiles are not as urgent compared to other materials. Tile roof shingles are extensive to install, so it is easier to simply repair any damaged tiles than replacing the entire roof.
Here are a few ways to avoid any issues with your English roof tiles:
Fixing and Replacing Broken Tiles
Shingle tiles can sometimes break or become damaged from extreme weather conditions like high winds or large hail. Improper installation or from being walked on can also cause your shingle roof tiles to break. When working on a roof of tile shingles, work on planks or a roof ladder. Walking directly on the tiles will cause them to break.
If the roof begins to lose English roof tiles for no apparent reason, it may be the fault of the roofer. Perhaps, they used the wrong nails or they just did a poor job. Relaying all the shingle tiles with the correct nails is the only answer. Tiles can also sometimes be repaired with silicon sealant or adhesive.
Cleaning Debris
As with any type of roof maintenance, keep any overhanging trees cut back. This reduces shade and debris, reducing the growth of moss and algae and the buildup of debris. To reduce the growth of moss, fit some copper wire net to the ridgeline. Water running over the copper reduces the amount of moss growing below it.
Tile Matching
Matching tile shingles on an older roof is a challenging project. Roof tile suppliers can sometimes carry a large inventory of salvaged shingle tiles. This is usually your best option. If you can't find a decent match, you can take tiles from a less visible section of the roof and fill in the damaged area. You can also have custom tile shingles manufactured, but it is expensive and getting an exact match is never guaranteed.
Wayne Hemrick writes about Tile Shingle Roofing
Mediterranean Roof Tile Facts
Mediterranean roof tile is quite ancient, dating back before the Mycenaean Period of ancient Greece. Some of the earliest Mediterranean roof tiles found by archaeologists consist of fragments of terra cotta roofing tiles from a 4,000-year-old palace near the Peloponnese town of Lerna, some eighty kilometers southwest of Athens.
The Greeks ultimately founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean, establishing communities that still exist today, including the Italian cities of Naples and Syracuse as well as Marseilles, France and Valencia, Spain. It should come as no surprise then that Mediterranean roof tiles should be found throughout the region, though the exact style varies from one country to another. Because of multiple cultural influences throughout the centuries that included Celtiberians, Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Visigoths and Moors, Spanish roof tiles have a rather distinctive look. Spanish clay roof tiles have also been carried to the New World, and are common throughout Latin America as well as former Spanish colonies in Florida, Louisiana, and the Southwestern U.S. It is not at all unusual to find Mission-style homes in Southern California that have such roofs installed; they are in fact very suited to the climate of this region.
Spanish clay roof tiles have a semi-circular shape, and are sometimes known as barrel roof tiles. In some styles of architecture, these barrel roof tiles are placed in alternating rows of convex and concave sides facing upwards. This can create some challenges if roof maintenance is required and workmen have to actually walk on the surface; fortunately, these roofs are very low-maintenance.
Remains of Mediterranean roof tiles that are thousands of years old are a testament to the durability of this material. A roof covered in kiln-fired barrel roof tiles is likely to last for a century or more. Such tiles are available for you to purchase today, but there are a few things to know.
First of all, keep in mind that Spanish clay roof tiles were designed for a warm, dry climate. If you live in a cooler, damp climate such as the Pacific Northwest or even a snowy climate, these tiles will have to be treated with special coatings in order to stand up to the ice and cold. Secondly, Spanish root tiles are considerably heavier than regular shingles. The design of the home should be able to withstand the extra weight.
These issues understood, Mediterranean roof tile makes a fine addition to any upscale custom home. Mediterranean roof tile will add beauty and durability as well as value to your home, and require little maintainance.
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Wayne Hemrick writes about--spanish clay roof tiles.
we have replaced our conservatory roof with a tile roof without permission?
we had a brick sided (with large window and double doors) to front and plastic clear tilted roof (approx 20 square meters) built about 20 years ago and installed heating linked to main house, around 15 years ago we replaced the clear roof with a tiled one(still tilted)
(all 12 houses on our street have done the same)
we are now selling this house and wonder if it will prove a problem with the buyers survey?
any advise would be great!
The tilled roof would not normally require planning permission, but it has made your existing conservatory an extension. This means that you would have needed building regulations. Due to the timescales you have mentioned it is unlikely that it would be highlighted in a survey. If it does you may need to employ an engineer to get retrospective building regulations. You used to be able to take out an insurance policy when you sell to protect you against issues like this coming back to haunt you after the sale, ask your solicitor about this.
http://www.onlineplanningapplications.co.uk/planningservices.html
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