Tile Roofing & The Installation Of

Today we will go over the installation proses, step by step of a Spanish tile roof. But before we do, we want to thank Scott Morrow of Scott Morrow Slate & Tile Roofing & Repairs of Atlanta Georgia for letting us use his photos for the purpose of this informative blog. You can Go visit Scott morrow @ www.scottmorrowroofing.com

The first step in the installation of Spanish Tile is making sure that the decking is sound.If there is any water damage it is recommended to replace the damaged area's.

  If you have tore of an existing roof you need to make sure all the existing nails are removed. If you don't then when you apply a water proofing layer of felt, It will poke unwanted holes in it. So after all the decking is replaced and the nails are pulled you will have your starting point.

You will want to apply a layer of felt over the entire decking leaving nothing exposed.  Roofing felt has been in use for over a hundred years. Originally felt was made from recycled rag but today felts are made of recycled paper products (typically cardboard) and sawdust. There is 15 # and 30 #  felt, most people will use a 30 #, I have seen some contractors use a double layer of 15 # felt to make it 30#.

And once the felt is on you will next cover the entire roof in a asphalt base called rolled roofing. It is referred to as roll roofing because of the way it is applied. It is rolled on in the same way the felt is. This is a second line of defense.

After the entire roof is covered in roll roofing, the next step is to start preparing it to start laying tile. The drip edge should already be in place seeing that you already have the roll roofing applied.

 

Depending on the type of tile used you will need to place strips of wood on the roof to nail the tile on too.These are called risers. The fist thing you put on is the bird stops. They are placed on the roofs eave and they are to keep birds from getting under the tiles and nesting. There are many different types that you can use. Some use clay one's and today there are many different types manufactured.

 

In the next picture you will see a example of a Spanish tile roof being installed on risers and with bird stops manufactured out of metal vented.

I also wanted to show you how some tile is also installed with out risers and the next picture is a great example.

    This is a great example of a non riser installation. you can see the whole breakdown from the felt to the roll roofing and on to the tile. Now while most, and not all of these photos were given to us by Scott Morrow to use in this informative blog, we would like to say thanks. And to the readers, keep in mind that you always want to hire a experienced slate and tile roofing contractor to work on your slate or tile roof.