How To Cut Rosemary Roof Tiles

Step 4 cutting tiles to accommodate obstructions in a roof.

How to cut rosemary roof tiles.

I dont now what twist an lean is but clay tiles sometimes come a bit deformed leave the worst ones out an use the others for cuts at abutments and valleys. How to tile a roof if you would prefer to read how to tile a roof and see more help please visit this link unless you found this video via my website. Sort the tiles according to length. Step 1 examine tiles.

Step 2 cutting thin tiles. Probably your roofer doesn t want the hassle of stripping them cleaning and stacking them and covering your roof with battens at only 4 centres. I need to drill around 16 holes 8mm sometimes through double thickness tiles. I have so far managed to get through one of the overlapped tiles and in the process ruined two diamond tip drill bits.

Start tiling by loose laying a row at the eaves in order to establish the spacing between tiles to get a whole number to minimise cutting to make any adjustment you can use a tile and a half at one end or adjust the side gaps between tiles to achieve a suitable fit for a whole number of tiles. How to cut clay roof tiles. Align the grinder cutting wheel with the scored guideline. All the tiles are attached and are vertical.

Learn best practices and safety tips for cutting or notching your terra cotta roof tiles prior to installation. I am attaching a juliette balcony to a loft dorma which is clad in rosemary red hard clay roof tiles. Use the 270mm tiles in the lower courses. Turn on the grinder and guide it back and forth along the scored line until you pass through the tile.

Rosemary tiles are geneally good quality and last far longer than some of the other machine made tiles. Keep the recom batten spacing eg 88mm. Equip an angle grinder with a masonry cutting wheel.