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24/03/2008, 20:18 dandaz Joined on 03/09/2004 Posts 105 Roof A frames and canal tiles.. Hi I want to put canal tiles on to A frame roof.... I was going to get loads of wood and completly board it out and just lay tiles on top... or... Is there a easier way? Mick and his old barn in dept 17......    Report

24/03/2008, 20:53 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 1,921 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. Even if you want authentic Roman Canal Tiles you need to lay battons running down the roof keeping them in line. Alternatively you can use modern interlocking tiles and run the battons across the roof with the lugs on the underside of tiles on the battons. The French do not tight board the roof they leave air gaps for the wood to dry out when it becomes wet.     Report

24/03/2008, 21:04 mark224 Joined on 29/12/2007 24410 Posts 19 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. If you board your roof you do ,certainly NOT have to use battens down the roof to keep them in line . You can use them across the roof if you uses new  bottom tiles with nibs on them , But they can still and our still fixed without battens           Report

24/03/2008, 21:11 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 1,921 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. If I am wrong why do all my local roofers bother ?  I am pretty sure my roof will see me out.    Report

25/03/2008, 6:55 dandaz Joined on 03/09/2004 Posts 105 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles..  Anton Redman wrote: Alternatively you can use modern interlocking tiles and run the battons across the roof with the lugs on the underside of tiles on the battons. My roof would look so out of place if I did ,I saved all the old tiles so it would blend in... The old tiles were directly on the wood ,there are bound to be gaps in the wood ... Thanks for your replys... Mick and his old barn in dept 17......    Report

25/03/2008, 7:32 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 1,921 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. You use the old tiles on the top to get the best of both worlds.    Report

25/03/2008, 8:06 LesFlamands Joined on 10/09/2004 24 Posts 233 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. Boarding, counterbattens and tile battens sounds like doing the job twice but It depends on the type of insulation, how it's fitted (internal or external) and what aspect you want inside. If you only have A Frames and purlins at the moment, then you will need to fit rafters, so if you fit these at 400 centres you should be able to dispence with the boarding and just fit tile battens and nibbed undertiles. Alternatively, you could use something like this: http://www.solution-soutuile.com/produits.php Regards   Charles    Report

14/05/2008, 18:47 dandaz Joined on 03/09/2004 Posts 105 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. Hi Thanks ,I have done it now ,I did the battens and the boards....My span was over 10 meters x 10 meters so the frames were heavy.... I must say the service from Point.P was great..... I bought 1500 new canal tiles and placed them underneath..... It took three weeks ,I got quoted 3 times the amount that it cost me to diy,so I am pleased... and I got a suntan... Thanks for all your help... Mick and his old barn in dept 17......    Report

14/05/2008, 21:51 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 1,921 Re: Roof A frames and canal tiles.. It is a great sense of acheivement    Report

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