Ceramic roofing shingles can last for over a 100 years.
Roof cladding tiles.
Roof tiles are particularly suited to the australian climate which generally does not have high winds or snow loads.
The manufacturing process makes concrete tile design simpler than that of an equivalent clay tile.
Vertical tiling provides continuity between roof and facade and is fast becoming a popular architectural choice for modern clean lines.
A by product of this was that concrete tiles.
Concrete roofing tiles were introduced into the uk around 100 years ago with many of the popular concrete tile shapes being based on traditional clay tiles such as roman pantile and plain tiles.
It may consist of large sheets of material or many small overlapping units.
Shingles are thin flat squares or rectangles of material applied to a roof in an overlapping fashion resulting in a weather tight covering.
The two most common options are roof tiles and metal roof sheeting.
While there are many different types of roof cladding the most common options include asphalt or slate shingles ceramic or concrete tiles and metal sheeting.
Tile effect skyclad tile effect roof cladding is manufactured from premium quality pvc coated galvanised steel.
Products like concrete tiles clay tiles and cedar shingles and shakes from marley can all deliver visually appealing and low maintenance solutions.
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Roof cladding is the material used to protect the building from the extremes of the weather.
History the origin of clay roofing tile can be traced independently to two different parts of the world.