How To Crush Roof Tiles

Tuesday 3rd november 2009.

How to crush roof tiles.

Make shingles and siding out of aluminum cans beer can roof. The roof tiles can be crushed crushed tiles can be a usable material on the property. Whether you are laying brand new roofing tile or replacing damaged ones it is also important to have the right technique. Step 1 examine tiles.

Step 2 cutting thin tiles. Crushing old roof slates. You may also find slipped roof tiles if the wood of your roof has corroded. Installing a tile roof can be a difficult and laborious process.

During especially strong storms many roof tiles can become dislodged by winds and rain. By examining the thickness of your clay roof tiles you will have a better idea of which tool is needed to cut them. This saves transportation and disposal costs of old tiles helping reduce the cost of roof replacement for both the roofing contractor and the property owner. I haven t tested this long term but it seems to work on my chicken coop.

I created this video during a tile installation some useful tips about tile installation. Tiling a roof. I ve got all the old slates from my roof lying around the back. If it s only a few tiles then it may be a very small problem to fix but tile slippage can also be caused by a more serious issue.

Using scissors or tin snips cut the ends off an aluminum soda beer can and cut down the middle of the can to make a flat rectangular piece of aluminum.