Roof Tile Mixture

The liquid latex is the secret ingredient that gives the mortar its strength.

Roof tile mixture.

Without it you get a stiff mixture that doesn t stick to tile. Broken tiles need to be professionally repaired so if you need to walk around on your tile roof learn how to do it properly. Metro dade project number 11 1222 07. Designed to set clay and cementitious roof tile.

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. Mix the mortar well so the additive gets evenly distributed throughout it. Meets astm c 270 specifications for type m mortar and meets south florida and metro dade building code requirements. They calculated 21 tons of nitrogen oxides would be eliminated daily if tiles on one million roofs were coated with their titanium dioxide mixture.

The most common cause for broken tiles is careless walking. A tile roof is an energy efficient money saving insulator. Roof cement is primarily used to hold roof tiles hip tiles and ridge tiles securely in place it also keeps out rainwater. Oldcastle sakrete roof tile mortar mix is a mixture of high strength masonry cement and sand.

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.