Roof Tile Mixture

Meets astm c 270 specifications for type m mortar and meets south florida and metro dade building code requirements.

Roof tile mixture.

For a 12 5 lb 5 7 kg batch of mortar stir in about 0 125 us gal 0 47 l of the additive using a paddle mixer. Metro dade project number 11 1222 07. The liquid latex is the secret ingredient that gives the mortar its strength. Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater.

A tile roof is an energy efficient money saving insulator. Mix the mortar well so the additive gets evenly distributed throughout it. They also calculated it would cost only about 5 for enough titanium dioxide to coat an average sized residential roof. Oldcastle sakrete roof tile mortar mix is a mixture of high strength masonry cement and sand.

The correct mix ratio is 3 parts sand to 1 part cement this is much stronger than bricklayers use 5 1 as the cement on the roof must withstand more driving rain than a typical brick wall. Without it you get a stiff mixture that doesn t stick to tile. Mortar mix designed for installing flat low and high profile clay and concrete tile on roofs over granular roofing paper or other approved underlayment materials approved for use in the hvhz high velocity hurricane zone exceeds the performance requirements of astm c 270 for type m mortar. Broken tiles need to be professionally repaired so if you need to walk around on your tile roof learn how to do it properly.

Designed to set clay and cementitious roof tile.