How To Fit Roof Tiles Concrete

Battens are thin strips of material usually wood but sometimes metal or plastic and commonly 1 inch thick and 2 inches wide that run horizontally along the length of the roof.

How to fit roof tiles concrete.

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. Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. Firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other. In january 1987 the roof tile committee of the frsa ntrma was commissioned to develop and write consensus guidelines for the installation of concrete and clay roof tiles.

Install battens if applicable. Use roof adhesive to fix down the tiles as each one is slid into place and nail the tiles down. Large format single lap concrete tiles such as edgemere are usually fairly secure due to their weight but each tile will need to be nailed as a minimum. I took this videos and put them together through the installation of this light weight concrete tile boral flat tile weights less than 600 lbs.

Recently the national tile roofing manufacturers association ntrma changed its name to tile roofing institute. Make sure the tile lugs are seated snuggly onto the top edges of the battens. If the roof has a steep slope battens may be required to hold the tiles in place. The process is continued in this manner until the entire roof is tiled.

The supplier of the tiles should recommend the spacing up the roof between the battens known as the gauge this usually varies according to the size of the tiles the pitch of the roof and the degree of exposure. A tile roof will give any home added visual appeal and should stand up to most types of weather.