Original Roman Roof Tiles

While most roman era buildings were made of wood and thatch the buildings excavated in the road bed were constructed of stone and brick which along with the roof tiles indicates that the set of.

Original roman roof tiles.

They were made predominantly of fired clay but also sometimes of marble bronze or gilt. This original roman tile is made out of stone and has been especially prepared by a stonemason skilled in carving stone into thin sections without splitting or cracking. Discontinued roofing tiles salvaged clay and concrete roof tiles available. Tile production included roof tiles identifiable from the presence of peg holes and thicker hearth tiles as well as the supply of floor tiles sometimes highly decorated to monasteries churches and cathedrals.

Quarrix double roman composite tile provides the same beautiful look as traditional clay and concrete tiles but with the benefits of a lightweight synthetic roof tile material. Custom made concrete tiles also available. Its distinctive shape and pronounced profile makes the metrotile roman unique among stone coated steel tiles. Shop at buco online right away for the biggest range and best prices in roof tiles today.

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. Each tile was made to the same size to allow uniformity when covering a large roof space. We offer roof tiles for sale in a range of materials like concrete clay slate and steel from some of the best known brands in the business like marley coverland and harley. We custom manufacture roofing tiles to replace those obsolete roof tiles.

These roofing tiles are perfect for tile roof repair and restoration. 67 less weight than traditional roof tiles quarrix double barrel roof tile can be installed on existing homes and buildings without needing structural roof modifications that other materials may require. 101 northern parkway cnr crownwood road ormonde.