Roman Villa Roof Tiles

Concrete roof tiles can reach as low as 15 degrees with sarking.

Roman villa roof tiles.

Discontinued roofing tiles salvaged clay and concrete roof tiles available. These roofing tiles are perfect for tile roof repair and restoration. 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 and plastic are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze. The building appears to have been constructed between a d 175 200 close to the position of an earlier dwelling which was destroyed by fire.

Tegula a flat tile with upstanding edges and imbrex a curved tile. Concrete clay roof tiles. Hundreds of fragments of roof tiles were found during the two excavations. There is a range of profiles and patterns to choose from to give it texture and distinction from the modern flat madison tile in soho night to the unique cambridge slate tile.

We custom manufacture roofing tiles to replace those obsolete roof tiles. Many roman villas had an underfloor heating system called a hypocaust. Custom made concrete tiles also available. 67 less weight than traditional roof tiles quarrix double barrel roof tile can be installed on existing homes and buildings without needing structural roof.

A second type of tile called an imbrex was used to cover and overlap the joints. 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. These were made in a kiln found next to the villa which produced two types of roof tiles. Uniquely striking with colour integrity and low maintenance.

Cedar shakes shingles. There is also an option to choose lapped or a line ridging. Our designer ceramic roof tile range is elegant and shaped for design flexibility. The villa building would have been covered with a tiled roof.

The villa s roof tiles we have calculated would have weighed somewhere between thirty to forty tonnes. Terracotta was also used for decorative friezes around the tops of buildings. The imbrex and tegula plurals imbrices and tegulae were overlapping roof tiles used in ancient greek and roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering they were made predominantly of fired clay but also sometimes of marble bronze or gilt in rome they replaced wooden shingles and were used on almost every type of structure from humble outbuildings to grand temples and. These state of the art tiles offer an exclusive streamlined look with minimalist textures.