How To Build A Pitched Tiled Roof

The fairly cheap and common shingle roofs that many people have are quite light.

How to build a pitched tiled roof.

How to tile a roof if you would prefer to read how to tile a roof and see more help please visit this link unless you found this video via my website. Covers pitched roof detail. May sure you have a minimum of one fixing nail or clip per tile and two fixings per tile around the perimeters. Covers an overview of flat and pitched roofs.

Covers flat roof materials and flat roof construction of warm and cold roofs. Choosing a design for the pitched pergola roof. Rear wall plate calculate the required height for the wall plate based on what is to sit on top of it i e truss minus birdsmouth cuts laths and tiles. A low pitched roof is easier to put up and maintain but may show very little of its material at ground level.

To calculate roof pitch take the lowest point of the roof and measure the amount of rise for every 12 inches of horizontal movement toward the highest point. For pitched roofs the truss the framework can be made of wood or metal and the outside can have wood or asphalt shingles clay or concrete tiles or metal sheeting. Tile from right to left based on the interlock of the tile. Lay your first course of tiles in its entirety across the roof.

You can choose from a wide range pergola pitched roof designs based on factors like available space local building regulations and requirements. X research source the type of truss you build will be suited for different weights which may help you determine the exterior materials you use. Part 3 pitched roof detail. For a relatively average house with a 1 500 square foot roof the total of underlayment and tiles will equal something approaching 8 tons in weight.

Part 4 flat roof construction. Roof ridges and ridge tiles roof hips and hip tiles roof valleys roof verges and lead flashings. If you are transitioning from a light roof to a tile roof the weight difference will be substantial. As the roof area was rotting away care must be taken on where you tread it is safer to step on the area where the existing joists are.

For example a roof that rises 3 inches for every 12 inches has a pitch of 3 12.