Using double roman roof tiles.
How to tile a roof with rosemary tiles.
Probably your roofer doesn t want the hassle of stripping them cleaning and stacking them and covering your roof with battens at only 4 centres.
Roofing with plain tiles.
Positioning the battens laying the tiles cutting fixing verges ridges illustration.
Plain tiles use a double head lap in the same way as slates.
Look at the advanced weather forecast before you begin and choose a few weeks with as many dry days as possible.
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To begin remove the old roof tile.
This is just the basics on how to re roof a main roof.
Working on a roof involves working at height even on a bungalow so always use scaffolding or other stable platform never use just ladders.
Tiles and original mortar on the verge would require removing and if the roof battens don t quite reach the gable wall these would require extending flush with the gable.
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Fixing the problem quickly by yourself is possible provided it s only a few tiles.
To install roof tile you ll need to plan well in advance and prepare the roof before you place the new tiles.
Then a 50mm x 25mm batten fixed to the roof battens or extended battens then re tile the tiles removed if the tiles overhang the batten fixed up the gable then the tiles.
This is a survey of a traditional roof with a covering of clay rosemary roof tiles and clay ridge tiles.