How To Install Torret Roofing Tiles

Recently the national tile roofing manufacturers association ntrma changed its name to tile roofing institute.

How to install torret roofing tiles. If the plumbing vent is close to the peak of the roof lap the shingles over the peak of the roof. Start with one side first and then move along the length of the roof. Consensus guidelines for the installation of concrete and clay roof tiles. Drive a 10d nail at the base of the clay tile into the batten.

The next most impor. Adhere the shingles adjacent to the flange with roofing tar. Attach he ridge cap shingles with two nails each. I created this video during a tile installation some useful tips about tile installation.

Tiling a roof. 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. If you have installed battens first you will nail the tiles into the battens. Position the first tile on the batten with the crown facing up and center the tile from side to side.

The mortar fills the troughs or low points of the roof tiles where these intersect. The number one rule of thumb is to make the structure water proof before the tile is installed. The consensus document process included meetings over a period of eighteen 18 years made up of roofing contractors. Adhere the joint where the cut edges of the shingles meet the dome with roofing tar.

Then after the turret roof is assembled it can. Installing tile roofs can be a challenge. Trim the shingles away from the ridge vent hole. Follow these simple steps to install your clay tiles.

Continue to mix mortar as needed to install mortar along the lower edges of the ridge tiles at each side.