How To Install Flat Cement Roof Tiles

The number one rule of thumb is to make the structure water proof before the tile is installed.

How to install flat cement roof tiles. Recently the national tile roofing manufacturers association ntrma changed its name to tile roofing institute. The first section of the tiles is cut to size and attached to the roof starting at a lower edge and working up. Installing a cement tile underlay is easier with the help of an assistant. Repair and reinforce the roof if applicable.

Use roof adhesive to fix down the tiles as each one is slid into place and nail the tiles down. Remove old roofing if applicable. This is how i cement roof tiles pointing the verge in with two coats of cement the cement i use has black dye mix in it to help match the roof tiles in colo. If there are roof battens nail the tiles to them.

I took this videos and put them together through the installation of this light weight concrete tile boral flat tile weights less than 600 lbs. This is on its own a major job that can take days and require special tools. Otherwise attach the tiles to the roof felt. You should have reinforced the frame of the roof earlier before.

Position the first. The next most impor. 1 position a roll of 60 or 90 pound underlay at one side of the roof perpendicular to the lower edge of the roof.