Hanging Roof Tiles

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Hanging roof tiles.

This video shows how to replace hanging tiles or hanging slates. Some roof slates are from sevenoaks houses some are from london rooftops. If you have a broken roof tile this video will show you. Many tile varieties possess a lip or hook that will hang on available battens.

Cut backer board if the frame doesn t have. Try to find a picture frame matching the size of your tile. How many roof tiles do i need. Set the tiles down on a flat surface.

Area of slope rafter length x roof length x 2 on both sides of the roof with the figures in this example the calculation would look like this. Tiles are stacked by wedging a tile vertically behind a batten to create a platform for a stack of tiles tiles must be laid broken bond in a half bond pattern but the side lap may be reduced to a minimum of a third of the width of the tile 55 mm in some circumstances e g. Sometimes you may have one or two broken hanging tiles and they can be quite awkward. 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.

If you re concerned about. Select a picture frame that is big enough for the tile. 3 97 x 12 6 x 2 100 04m total roof area when you know this you can work out all the materials needed to complete your project. Soften off any sharp corners drill holes and then thread them with thick jute cord for hanging before we engrave our designs directly into the surface.

In this video we take a closer look at replacing common interlocking concrete or clay roofing tiles.