Roof tile

[Mark johnson]

can anybody tell me what tile this is as need to buy some half tiles

 

[noseall]

They look like a bog standard Double Roman although I can't identify a manufacturer. Marley, Russel and Redland all do a version. Those look like the Russels version due to the nail holes being in the trough profile rather than the peak.

You may have to make your own half tiles as suppliers are unlikely to keep many.

 

[Mark johnson]

Thanks for the advice I feared that they might be obsolete just having trouble figuring out how to make them into half tiles without loosing the water tightness

 

[^woody^]

Cut them in half

 

[Mark johnson]

Doesn’t work as tiles interlock and they won’t overlap unless I’m missing something

 

[^woody^]

If you need to buy half tiles, then you can just cut a tile in half and use the half you need. Half or cut tiles an only be used on an end of a row.

 

[noseall]

Doesn’t work as tiles interlock and they won’t overlap unless I’m missing something

Use the intact (non-cut) side of the half to do the lap.

 

[noseall]

Half or cut tiles an only be used on an end of a row.

Perhaps the OP means he's gonna cut the tile in half across the profile....?

 

[^woody^]

Or diagonally like a posh sandwich?

 

[datarebal]

I am guessing he is after actual half tiles , not cut tiles.
Some manufacturers used to do half tiles
with a channel one side and an overlap the other. Basically a half width tile that would give more flexibility when setting out..
Not seen very often.

 

[Mark johnson]

Yes it’s for the edge of a velux ended up with only a 10cm cut so tile won’t sit on batton sonneed to put half tile in before cut so I don’t end up with 10cm cut

 

[datarebal]

If its a velux, you could knock the nib off a tile, cut it and drill and screw. 100 mm should give enough to clear the flashing.

 

[datarebal]

Where as I am sure yours are not Redland 50s double roman they are near.. why not try one https://roofgiant.com/products/redland-50-double-roman-half-tile

 

[Mark johnson]

 

[Mark johnson]

I was gonna try that but would make a hole in flashing as keylite window with mega wide flashing took me two hours to fit window then a day of scratching my head over the crappy tiles