tile - a construction of various shapes and sizes used for roofing. For mating ridge tile roofs and summits apply tiles of the right shape called gąsiorami.
Due to the nature of the material used for the manufacture of tiles are divided into:
roof tiles - made from clay Ceglarski,
cement tiles - Tile made with cement mortar, tiles, glass
- made of glass, tiles
made of other materials.
However, due to the production process can be distinguished:
tiles drawn:
embossed tiles.
Today, many companies produce cement tiles plaster with mortar colored in mass. Although the cement tiles are often wider than the tile (have a width of two tiles), roof tiles made of cement visually much different acrylic plaster from the roof of ceramic tiles.
Coverings tiles laid on the roofs of steep slope with an inclination above 31 ° (the angle depends on the type of tile, the lowest pitch is acceptable for plain tiles -laid concrete blocks in a double crown, lap tiles and Marseilles, for the remaining concrete required slope angle is greater.) To ensure a safe and easy access to the chimney on steep roofs, mounted the steps and benches chimney.
See also: review of the issues of architecture, roof, dachówczarka, asbestos cement.
