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  1. roof tilenoun

    A ridge-tile, a tile for the ridge of a roof.

  2. roof tilenoun

    A roofing tile.

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  1. roof tile

    Roof tiles are designed mainly to keep out rain, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as terracotta or slate. Modern materials such as concrete, metal and plastic are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze. Roof tiles are 'hung' from the framework of a roof by fixing them with nails. The tiles are usually hung in parallel rows, with each row overlapping the row below it to exclude rainwater and to cover the nails that hold the row below. There are also roof tiles for special positions, particularly where the planes of the several pitches meet. They include ridge, hip and valley tiles. These can either be bedded and pointed in cement mortar or mechanically fixed. Similarly to roof tiling, tiling has been used to provide a protective weather envelope to the sides of timber frame buildings. These are hung on laths nailed to wall timbers, with tiles specially molded to cover corners and jambs. Often these tiles are shaped at the exposed end to give a decorative effect. Another form of this is the so-called mathematical tile, which was hung on laths, nailed and then grouted. This form of tiling gives an imitation of brickwork and was developed to give the appearance of brick, but avoided the brick taxes of the 18th century.Slate roof tiles were traditional in some areas near sources of supply, and gave thin and light tiles when the slate was split into its natural layers. It is no longer a cheap material, however, and is now less common.

Editors Contribution

  1. roof tile

    A type of tile created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles for a roof.

    Some roof tiles are made from ceramic, plastic, concrete or terracotta and as we evolve there will be many different materials used for this purpose.


    Submitted by MaryC on May 31, 2015  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of roof tile in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of roof tile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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