German Concrete Roof Tiles
Our concrete roofing tiles are hand crafted and offer custom colors.
German concrete roof tiles. Concrete roof tile. Professional roofing contractors with over 165 years of history in roofing around the world. Concrete tiles were first introduced in the 1840s by german cement manufacturer adolph kroher who developed a machine to press out the tiles. Roof tiles are designed mainly to keep out rain and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as terracotta or slate.
International roofing company bmi group specialises in innovative flat pitched roofing systems to change the way people live work. A tile roof is a costly upfront investment especially if you opt for clay tiles rather than concrete ones. Clay slate salvaged and in stock roof tiles also available. Us manufacturer of concrete roof tiles and shingles.
Our concrete interlocking roof tiles and concrete plain tiles are easy to lay thus ensuring you can keep your installation costs down. On average your concrete roofing tiles will last up to 50 years while the underlayment will only last about 20 years. It has graced the roofs of homes houses of worship universities and commercial structures of the past to the modern day. However tiles offer many great benefits including durability longevity energy efficiency great curb appeal low maintenance hurricane grade wind mitigation with proper installation and maintenance fire safety and more.
Made from a natural mixture of cement sand water and oxide concrete roof tiles provide. This means you will have to go through replacing this layer every so often which adds to the maintenance and cost of concrete tile. Concrete clay roof tiles. The technique became popular in bavaria and many of the roofing jobs from kroher s era continue to hold up to this day.
There are also roof ti. They have also been certified as excellent for bes 6001 which means that projects using these products can now achieve extra credits under breeam and hqm as well as an a rating in bre green guide. Cedar shakes shingles. Traditional non metal made tiles are most commonly.
Modern materials such as concrete and plastic are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze. While concrete roofing tiles are a fairly durable roofing option the underlayment is not.