Roof Tile Lugs

Specializing in clay roof tile.

Roof tile lugs.

Usually copper nails or another non corrosive nail is used. By and large clay roofing is secured with nails. Due to a california stay in place order pulled sales orders will be available for pick up by appointment only. Clay tile roof installation.

As is recommended for the installation of other roof covering materials it s important that the manufacturers recommendations be followed for installing both concrete and clay tiles. Our sales team is working remotely to assist as best as possible. So when the tiles are staggered which is normal for subway tiles the lugs do not meet on the top and bottom and you get 1 16 spacing. 7 am 12 pm m f.

The second most common method is with the use of lugs or nibs which project out from the roof. Tiles with projecting anchor lugs are hung on the battens and fastened to them. Recommendations may be different for different types of tile and for similar types made by different manufacturers. Two main kinds of fastenings.

Battens are not always used in a roofing system. All pick up appointments must be made with 24 hour notice. It s the sides that are the problem since the lugs cannot fail to meet. Just to clarify the tiles have 1 16 lugs on all sides two on the long sides one on the short sides.

Battens are another item that is occasionally overlooked or installed incorrectly. Battens are usually 1 inch x 2 inch wood supports nailed or stapled horizontally to the roof decking. The clay tiles are hung from these lugs.