How To Cut Rosemary Roof Tiles

I dont now what twist an lean is but clay tiles sometimes come a bit deformed leave the worst ones out an use the others for cuts at abutments and valleys.

How to cut rosemary roof tiles.

Learn best practices and safety tips for cutting or notching your terra cotta roof tiles prior to installation. Step 2 cutting thin tiles. How to tile a roof if you would prefer to read how to tile a roof and see more help please visit this link unless you found this video via my website. By examining the thickness of your clay roof tiles you will have a better idea of which tool is needed to cut them.

Rosemary tiles are geneally good quality and last far longer than some of the other machine made tiles. I need to drill around 16 holes 8mm sometimes through double thickness tiles. Align the grinder cutting wheel with the scored guideline. Keep the recom batten spacing eg 88mm.

Step 4 cutting tiles to accommodate obstructions in a roof. Sort the tiles according to length. I am attaching a juliette balcony to a loft dorma which is clad in rosemary red hard clay roof tiles. Use the 270mm tiles in the lower courses.

Step 1 examine tiles. Turn on the grinder and guide it back and forth along the scored line until you pass through the tile. Set the clay stone or concrete roof tile on a flat and stable surface. Equip an angle grinder with a masonry cutting wheel.

Start tiling by loose laying a row at the eaves in order to establish the spacing between tiles to get a whole number to minimise cutting to make any adjustment you can use a tile and a half at one end or adjust the side gaps between tiles to achieve a suitable fit for a whole number of tiles. All the tiles are attached and are vertical. I have so far managed to get through one of the overlapped tiles and in the process ruined two diamond tip drill bits.