Hanging Roof Tiles

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.

Hanging roof tiles.

Banberry designs brass vinyl coated plate hanger 3 5 to 5 inch plate hanger set of 4 hangers includes hanging hook and nail 4 0 out of 5 stars 107 11 99 11. Some roof slates are from sevenoaks houses some are from london rooftops. Sometimes you may have one or two broken hanging tiles and they can be quite awkward. Cut backer board if the frame doesn t have.

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. If you have a broken roof tile this video will show you. We do all the work ourselves here in sevenoaks. 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 the roof has a steep slope battens may be required to hold the tiles in place. If you re concerned about. 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. Set the tiles down on a flat surface.

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. This video shows how to replace hanging tiles or hanging slates. Use a tape measure to measure the size of the tiles. Select a picture frame that is big enough for the tile.

How many roof tiles do i need.