How To Install Lightweight Concrete Roof Tiles

One of the first problems that come with concrete roof tiles is their sheer weight.

How to install lightweight concrete roof tiles.

Concrete roof tile problems 1. Sourced from market leaders our wide range of ultra lightweight roofing tiles for pitched roofs are quick and easy to install. Remove old roofing if applicable. Eaglelite is our lightweight fire safe roof tile that is available in some of our most established profiles and colors.

Lightweight concrete tiles in 10 series including cedarlite 600 espana 600 saxony 600 slate and villa 600 all less than 600 pounds per square. Once these products are heated for a long period of time they dry out and become highly porous. 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. You should have reinforced the frame of the roof earlier before.

Come with a 25 year guarantee and provide good thermal insulation sound absorption and are non corrosive and environmentally friendly. In fact here are 6 of the common concrete roof tile problems that you should be aware of before you decide to install a concrete tile roof on your own home. Profiles are a fraction of the weight of our conventional roof tiles and are perfect for re roof projects. 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.

This is on its own a major job that can take days and require special tools. Our sub six profiles and our flat lightweight 720 lbs. After being in the kiln they are cooled and used to mix in with the concrete. The first section of the tiles is cut to size and attached to the roof starting at a lower edge and working up.

Recently the national tile roofing manufacturers association ntrma changed its name to tile roofing institute. Impact resistant concrete roof tiles with class 4 impact rating that withstand successive 2 ice balls at 70 mph in series including saxony slate impact and barcelona impact. Repair and reinforce the roof if applicable. For more information on our products please call our office on 01295250998 or email us at sales britmet co uk.

Tiles from lightweight tiles ltd. Use roof adhesive to fix down the tiles as each one is slid into place and nail the tiles down. If there are roof battens nail the tiles to them. Otherwise attach the tiles to the roof felt.