Roof Tile Lugs

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Roof tile lugs.

Usually copper nails or another non corrosive nail is used. Battens are usually 1 inch x 2 inch wood supports nailed or stapled horizontally to the roof decking. 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. Specializing in clay roof tile.

Shingles and tiles are affixed using the battens as spacing. 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. Clay tile roof installation. Battens are not always used in a roofing system.

All pick up appointments must be made with 24 hour notice. By and large clay roofing is secured with nails. Our sales team is working remotely to assist as best as possible. Tiles with projecting anchor lugs are hung on the battens and fastened to them.

The clay tiles are hung from these lugs. Due to a california stay in place order pulled sales orders will be available for pick up by appointment only. Recommendations may be different for different types of tile and for similar types made by different manufacturers. The second most common method is with the use of lugs or nibs which project out from the roof.

Roofing battens sometimes called lath for roofing provide the fix point for materials. Two main kinds of fastenings. It s the sides that are the problem since the lugs cannot fail to meet.