Victorian Glass Roof Tiles

Spanish clay tiles for example won t be a good match for a victorian period home.

Victorian glass roof tiles. There are lot of traditional flat shingle tile roofs in the northeast says mccabe. European settlers used clay tile for roofing as early as the mid 17th century. A tile is a manufactured piece of hard wearing material such as ceramic stone metal or even glass tiles are generally used for covering roofs floors walls showers or other objects such as tabletops alternatively tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite wood and mineral wool typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In some cities such as new york and boston clay was popularly used as a precaution against such fire as those that engulfed london in 1666 and scorched boston in 1679.

The roofs are usually ornately decorated with small carved ornaments on the gable ends and the ridge where the two sloping sides of the roof meet. Flat shingle tiles really complement a colonial style or traditional style home clay tile use ebbed when the romanesque and revival styles grew passe but rebounded after 1900 as a near perfect roof for arts crafts houses. Price for the lot. Original victorian ridge tiles are a charming architectural feature well worth preserving and can often be repaired or replicas made using broken old pieces as a template.

Ornamental terracotta ridge tiles can be seen adorning the apex of many a victorian roof. Cost of shipping. 5 00 vat per tile. These are a traditional way of providing light through a pantile roof covering.

Clay roofing is durable and long lasting but it s important to match clay tiles with the victorian period. Should they become loose they can be secured by being re bedded in mortar. Often used in agricultural applications these glass tiles can be used as a direct substitute for clay pantiles. Clay tiles were also used as roofing materials in early victorian period homes.

Many pantiles s curved tiles as well as flat roofing tiles were used in jamestown virginia. Special wooden panels were also added to the gable ends of victorian roofs. Make offer antique pair of victorian 12 x 6 moulded majolica glazed tiles godwin hewitt set of 7 victorian aesthetic movement floral printed tiles 167 37. Ridge tiles made from terracotta were also added to make the roofs of victorian houses even more striking.