Dormer roof window I done this week

[Turner85]

Little roofing project I done this week

[MikeyB]

Looks great man, nice work 

[kruton]

Very cool man. What material is that you are roofing with?

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[Turner85]

44 minutes ago, kruton said:

Very cool man. What material is that you are roofing with?

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Which material are you referring too. The fabric is it?. If so it's a breathable waterproof membrane. 

[kruton]

Which material are you referring too. The fabric is it?. If so it's a breathable waterproof membrane. 

I guess what I would call the shingles

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[Turner85]

18 minutes ago, kruton said:

I guess what I would call the shingles

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They are a roof tile made from sand and cement. Hugely popular here in Ireland, come in various shapes, sizes and colours,they were originally red but weathered to a browny grey colour. 

[ChrisK]

1 hour ago, Turner85 said:

They are a roof tile made from sand and cement. Hugely popular here in Ireland, come in various shapes, sizes and colours,they were originally red but weathered to a browny grey colour. 

Are they expensive Turner? They look gorgeous. When I was visiting my parent in Florida, a lot of the houses have the red tile roof shakes but my dad was saying they aren't too practice as they are hugely expensive and break easily. Those tiles look awesome.

[comp56]

Ya I agree chris, the red clay tiles that are a spanish influence under over type but very heavy too.

[JimboS1ice]

Great work, I am a fan of the roof tiles, houses have to be built to support that load though.

Jimbo

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[Turner85]

7 hours ago, ChrisK said:

Are they expensive Turner? They look gorgeous. When I was visiting my parent in Florida, a lot of the houses have the red tile roof shakes but my dad was saying they aren't too practice as they are hugely expensive and break easily. Those tiles look awesome.

New they would be relatively cheap but when buying old to match in with existing roof they can cost about €3 per tile. Same goes for old bricks over here in Ireland there dearer than new

[Turner85]

3 hours ago, JimboS1ice said:

Great work, I am a fan of the roof tiles, houses have to be built to support that load though.

Jimbo

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True, I seen a job that guys done before without the proper roof supports in place, they loaded out the roof with tiles and it pushed the block walls over 

[JimboS1ice]

6 hours ago, Turner85 said:

True, I seen a job that guys done before without the proper roof supports in place, they loaded out the roof with tiles and it pushed the block walls over 

Yes, people don't always think about the load bearing capabilities of the structure, most houses aren't built to support heavy tile roofs like that, but when they do I've always been a fan.

[Turner85]

A little update

[WigWagWorkshop]

Great work! Sure looks ACES! Thank You for sharing!

[LarryS]

Looks Great 

[Fazzman]

That looks cool.  My grandparents are from Switzerland and Portugal they have the red roof tiles on their house.

[KnarlyCarl]

Excellent, I approve!! Is this the kind of work you do on average @Turner85 ?

[Turner85]

5 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:

Excellent, I approve!! Is this the kind of work you do on average @Turner85 ?

Yes pretty much. I tend be more involved in upgrading to existing homes rather than new builds and I have some experience in just about everything. The only thing that won't be done by me on this job is the sand and cement render