What qualities should a good roof covering have? This is, above all, reliability, durability and, of course, aesthetic appeal. The tegol roof fully corresponds to all these characteristics.
Tegol soft roof - This is a great option for a variety of design projects. Flexible, elastic and, at the same time, durable roofing material is convenient to use to cover roofs of even the most complex shape.
Soft tiles, produced under the Tegola brand, have been successfully used in Russia for the third decade. For this, the material showed that it is not only visually attractive, but also able to withstand significant loads under the influence of local climatic conditions.
Flexible tile tegola - a roof with a high level of quality.In addition, there is a wide variety of shingle shapes and colors.
What is the exclusivity of Tegola soft tiles?
Today, there are many types of soft tiles on the market. Why is this material produced by Tegola considered exclusive?
About the quality of something roof material can be judged from what components it consists. And, first of all, you should pay attention to the load-bearing reinforcement, which is used in the manufacture of flexible tiles.
Materials used to create Tegola soft tiles:
- Glass fiber is a fiber or filament formed from glass (Footnote 1). This material has excellent reinforcing properties and is perfect as a base for the creation of bituminous and polymer-bitumen materials. In addition, such an indicator as the density of fiberglass is also important, Tegola uses only the best option with a density index of 125 g / kV / meter.
- Bitumen. Tegola roofing also has exclusive properties thanks to the use of natural, oxygenated bitumen, which is extracted from a single deposit located in Venezuela. This material is considered the most suitable for difficult climatic conditions with high summer temperatures and severe frosts in winter.
- Sprinkling - basalt granulate. The main function of the sprinkling is to give soft tiles a certain color, as well as protect the natural bitumen layer from the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation and mechanical damage.When creating Tegola soft tiles, basalt granules are used, which acquire a given color during the firing process. Under the influence of high temperature, ceramization of basalt granules occurs, as a result of which they receive an unusually stable color. Thanks to this know-how of the company, Tegola shingles retain their original color throughout the entire service life.
Assortment of Tegola tiles
When choosing roofing material tegola, the roof can look different. The fact is that the company offers flexible tiles in a large assortment.
The company produces several series of flexible tiles, among them:
- Super series;
- Premium Series;
- Series exclusive;
The Super series includes a material that is distinguished by a variety of shapes and colors, while maintaining excellent consumer qualities.
The Premium line is designed for consumers who choose the best of the best. The decorative coating of the Premium tile is made of ceraminized basalt granulate, the service life of which is almost unlimited. High-quality bitumen applied on a solid base of pure fiberglass allows installation of any shape and at the same time reliably protects the house from bad weather (Footnote 2).
The collections that make up the Exclusive series are luxury roofing materials that have no analogues. This material combines the technological advantages of soft tiles and the operational characteristics of a copper roof.
The flexible copper tile of the Exclusive line is a material whose top layer is made of sheet copper. As a result, the coating acquires the qualities inherent in a copper roof.
How to install Tegola shingles?
Tegola soft tiles are laid on a flat, well-prepared base, which can be made of plywood, board or reinforced concrete slab.
Advice! When laying soft roofing materials, the allowable difference in height and the width of the gap between two adjacent base elements should not exceed 2 mm.
For waterproofing, which covers the entire area of the roof, it is recommended to use the following materials:
- Icebar is a self-adhesive membrane material with a protective polymer layer.
- Safety is a bituminous membrane made on the basis of polyester. This material is fixed on the roof with bituminous roofing mastics (along the bottom edge) and roofing nails (along the side cuts)
Advice! When laying the "Safety" material, the joints are additionally glued with bituminous mastic. To level the material at the overlap, use hot air (building hair dryer) and a spatula.
To form the initial row of tiles, material with cut petals is used. The first strips are laid along the cornice, fixing them in the lower part with mastic, and on top with roofing nails.
Advice! If the Seifiti membrane was used as a waterproofing, then the initial row of tiles can be welded onto it using a building hair dryer.
The next sheets of soft tiles are laid with an offset of 16.5 centimeters. Roofing nails with wide, smooth heads are used to fasten tile sheets to ensure a better fit.
Each shingle (sheet) of soft tiles is reinforced with four nails so that the nail penetrates the upper edge of the sheet of tiles located below. If the roof slopes have a significant slope (more than 60 degrees), then each shingle must be fixed with six nails.
The last row of tiles should reach the ridge line with a small margin. Then the protruding part of the material is bent over the ridge and attached to the surface of the opposite slope.
The ridge element of the roof can be cut from the same sheets of tiles that cover the roof. Then it is installed on a skate with an overlap on the ribs of the slopes.
The ridge element is fixed with nails, but to ensure a better fit, it is recommended to heat the lower cut of the material with a building hair dryer and additionally treat the cut with mastic.
Advice! The ridge element is installed taking into account the direction of the prevailing winds (the direction of laying must coincide with the direction of the wind).
Useful tips for soft tile installers:
- The length of the roofing nails is selected taking into account the type and thickness of the lathing for the roofing material;
- Laying should begin with a slope that is shorter or more gentle;
- To design the valley, the material is laid with an overlap on the adjacent slope and strips are trimmed in the center of the valley;
- To properly design the pediment, you need to purchase special metal elements;
- To ensure normal ventilation in the under-roof space, it is recommended to install aerators or ventilation ridges, depending on the design of the inter-rafter spaces;
conclusions
The use of Tegola tiles is an excellent option for creating a soft roof.A large assortment and color variety of tiles allows you to choose a material that will suit the developer in terms of appearance, price, and quality. And when choosing products from the Exclusive series, you can get a roof that, in terms of performance, is not inferior to elite copper coatings.
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