How To Install Torret Roofing Tiles

Installing tile roofs can be a challenge.

How to install torret roofing tiles.

In this video from the fine homebuilding archives rick arnold and his crew assemble a turret roof in the middle of a house s second story floor deck which allows them to frame sheathe and shingle most of the structure without using ladders. Recently the national tile roofing manufacturers association ntrma changed its name to tile roofing institute. Drive a 10d nail at the base of the clay tile into the batten. Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar.

Tiling a roof. The next most impor. The mortar fills the troughs or low points of the roof tiles where these intersect. If the plumbing vent is close to the peak of the roof lap the shingles over the peak of the roof.

Consensus guidelines for the installation of concrete and clay roof tiles. Imagine framing a turret roof on site two stories up as easily as building a common garden gazebo. If you have not installed battens you can nail the tiles directly into the sheathing. Trim the shingles away from the ridge vent hole.

Don t overdrive the nail. I created this video during a tile installation some useful tips about tile installation. The consensus document process included meetings over a period of eighteen 18 years made up of roofing contractors. Attach he ridge cap shingles with two nails each.

Position the first tile on the batten with the crown facing up and center the tile from side to side. Follow these simple steps to install your clay tiles. Start with one side first and then move along the length of the roof. Then after the turret roof is assembled it can.

Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome with roofing tar.