Ceramic roof tiles (also know as burnt clay tiles, burnt clay shingles) are the
most popular shingling material of the past (means last 5 centuries). Some 50 years ago in the region I come from (Slovakia, Central Europe), still 90% of all non-flat (gable, hipped, etc...) roofs were shingled with ceramic tiles.
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Thatīs because the
burnt clay (ceramics) is a solid, reliable building or material, providing - of course - that it is a quality product. In case of quality ceramic roofing tiles, they last some
50 - 70 years, which is enough when compared with another materias, but still there is the GREAT IF (the quality issue). The main negative featu...
