| Plain tiles |
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| Plain tile |
Small roofing tile (265mm x 165mm) cambered and
having no other feature except nibs/nail holes. |
| Hand made |
A plain tile made by hand for additional aesthetic
requirements. |
| Peg tile |
A tile similar to a plain tile but
without nibs and with holes for pegs. |
| Single-camber |
A traditional plain tile, arched along its length
from head to tail providing a neat, clean aspect
with emphasis on the course line of each row of tiles. |
| Double-camber |
A tile arched both horizontally and vertically
to break up the dominance of the course line and
give the roof an undulating look. |
| Creasing Tiles |
A flat tile without nibs for decorative features
on walls and window sills. |
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| Large format and profiled tiles |
| Pantile |
A single lap tile moulded to an S-shape which gives
the appearance of 'waves' and 'troughs' on the roof. |
| Interlocking tile |
A single lap tile that connects with adjoining
tiles by means of close fitting ribs. |
| Overs and Unders (ItalianTiles) |
Half-round overs, flat tray unders. |
| Over and Unders (Spanish Tiles) |
Half-round interlocking Southern European style
tiles. |
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| Different parts of the roof
and related products |
| Verge |
The edge of the tiles projecting over
the gable (the gable is the triangular upper part
of the wall at the end of a ridged roof). |
| Abutment |
The point of junction where the roof
slope meets a vertical surface or intrusion (e.g.
chimney or wall). |
| Tile and a half (Gable tile) |
A tile one and a half times the width
of a standard plain tile to maintain a broken bond
at verges and abutments. Sometimes called a gable
tile. |
| Cloaked or dry verge |
Tile used at the verge (gable) which wraps over
the edge of the roof and eliminates the need to mortar
bed the verge tiles. |
| Eaves |
The overhanging lower edge of the roof. |
| Eaves (or Top) Tiles |
Short tiles used in a single course to give a double
course of tiling at the eaves. A single course of
short tiles is also used both sides of the ridge. |
| Ridge |
The apex of two slopes on a pitched roof. |
| Ridge Tile |
Tile covering the apex. |
| Decorative ridge |
A ridge tile available in a variety of shaped crests. |
| Finial |
The end ridge of the gable which has some form
of decoration on it, e.g. a scroll, a ball top or
a fleur-de-lys. |
| Hip |
The junction of two inclined surfaces which meet
at an external angle. |
| Arris hip tile |
A purpose made tile, used with plain tiles, which
'wraps' around a hip. The pitch of the roof must
be stated when ordering. |
| Bonnet hip |
A rounded hip tile used with plain tiles which
gives the appearance of a lady's bonnet (known as
a 'granny's bonnet'). The void beneath hip tiles
is filled with pointed mortar. |
| Mitred hip |
An abutment of two tiles at the hip. |
| Decorative Hips |
A hip tile available in a variety of shaped crests. |
| Valley |
The junction of two inclined roof slopes which
meet at an internal angle. |
| Valley Tile |
A tile used at this junction. The pitch of the
roof must be stated when ordering. |
| Vertical Tiling |
General term applied to plain tiles fixed to walls
to form a wall cladding.
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| Mathematical Tiles |
Hanging vertical tiles which gives the appearance
of brick cladding. |
