ABOUT ROOF TILES

Roof tiles are made from similar clay to bricks, such as Etruria marl, but for both hand and machine made roof tiles, the raw materials have to be screened to a finer grade than for brick manufacture. Traditional red, brown, buff, brindled or 'antique' ceramic roof tiles are unglazed with a plain or sanded finish.

While most interlocking clay roof tiles can be used to a minimum pitch of 22.5 degrees, one imported product with a double side interlock and a triple head/tail interlock may be used down to only 10 degrees. Where bright colours are required in roof tiles, high and low gloss pantiles are available in a range of strong colours, or to individual specification. For plain roof tiles, a range of standard roof tile fittings is available for hips, valleys, eaves, ridges, verges, and internal and external angles. Roof tiles are usually shrink-wrapped for protection and ease of handling on site.

SPONSORED LINKS

LEADING UK ROOF TILE SUPPLIERS

Click here for an easy-to-use listing of leading UK suppliers of roof tiles, provided by Archbone.

Other useful links relevant to roof tiles and roof tile suppliers:
Clay Roof Tile Council
National Federation of Roofing Contractors

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON ROOF TILES

We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.

________________________________________________________________

Popular USA topics: Above Ground Pools, Asphalt Shingles, Bathroom Showers, Bathroom Vanities, Bathtubs, Bifold Doors, Ceiling Panels, Ceiling Tiles, Chalkboard Paint, Closet Doors, Composite Decking, Concrete Floor Paint, Deck Railings, Dog Doors, Drop Ceilings, Entry Doors, Exterior Doors, Fiberglass Pools, Folding Doors, French Doors, Front Doors, Garage Doors, Garden Gates, Heat Pumps, Glass Doors, Handrails, Interior Doors, Kitchen Cabinet Doors, Kitchen Cabinets, Linoleum, Mineral Wool, Outdoor Carpet, Parquet, Pocket Doors, Radiator Covers, Roof Vents, Roofing Shingles, Rubber Roofing, Screen Doors, Security Doors, Shower Doors, Shower Pans, Shower Stalls, Sliding Doors, Sliding Glass Doors, Stair Railings, Stair Treads, Stone Fireplaces, Storm Doors, Pool Covers, Pool Heaters, Pool Liners, Vinyl Fencing, Vinyl Windows, Wall Panels, Wood Doors, Wood Fencing, Wooden Gates, Zero Turn Mowers.

Popular UK topics: Bifold Doors, Concrete Blocks, Concrete Paving, Damp Proof Courses, Door Canopies, Fire Doors, Front Doors, Glass Doors, House Numbers, Interior Doors, Patio Doors, Sliding Doors, Sliding Wardrobe Doors, Stair Handrails, Timber Cladding, UPVC Doors.

Other recommended portals: Archbone, Building Design, Homeone Australia, Lighting Directory, Sapling, Stone Network.

Publisher: Abacus Construction Index is a professionally edited directory of recommended construction websites, published by Extonet Ltd which also publishes Beesker. It is financed only by Google advertisements; no payment is received from included websites.