Roofing cladding materials

Roof tiles
are designed mainly to keep out rain, and
are traditionally made from locally
available materials such as clay or
slate.
 checklist for picking up the right roofing
material
1. Fireproofing
2. Damp proofing
3. Easy to maintain
4. Brittle or fragile
5. Weight heavy or not as it may present a load
on the building
6. price
7. Environmentally friendly
8. Noise
Common roofing materials in Egypt
Clay tiles(terra cotta) Slate tiles
1 2

3 Wood shingles or shakes

Roof Type Advantages Disadvantages
Tile (clay) non-combustible expensive
many colors and styles heavy
fireproof installation and repairs can be
easy to maintain tricky
extremely durable when fragile; walking on roof may break
maintained tiles
Produced by more that 50 colors
Slate beautiful, distinctive appearance very expensive
fireproof requires specialized installation
long life span heavy
low maintenance fragile
high maintenance
Wood shingles or natural look weathering to a soft expensive
shakes grey usually requires professional
offers some insulation value installation
blends in with the environment high maintenance
easy to repair or replace tends to rot, split, mold, and
long lasting if maintained (3050 mildew
years) poor fire rating unless pressure
treated
Eco-roofs Environmentally friendly; filters initially expensive
rainwater through a roof system of unconventional in US, though
vegetation and soil used more than 30 years in
Low maintenance; can extend the life Europe
of the roof membrane substantially
Provides insulation to even out
climate variations; in particular, keeps
houses cooler in summer
Attractive
Clay roofing tiles
 Clay roofing tiles(terra cotta) a.k.a


finish
fragile .
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( 3
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: 40 1 4 7.5
: mechanical :

Tiles shapes
borgleen
As shingles
marselia
Before installation
Slate roofing shingles
installation
Wood shingles or shakes for roofing