Historic Roof Tiles Metal

Met tile is lightweight energy efficient and aesthetically attractive.

Historic roof tiles metal.

A met tile roof looks so much like tile most people are surprised to learn that they are actually metal roof tiles. Tile has been used for thousands of years on roofs and has been made in a variety of ways including by hand. Lead copper zinc tin plate terne plate and galvanized iron. Metal roofing metal roofing has been a long lasting roofing material that has been used effectively since the 19th century to cover the grandest mansions churches government buildings and homes across the united states.

In more recent times tile roofs are often synonymous with mission style homes in california french style country homes or homes in the mediterranean. Here long panels of metal 24 or so wide are first bent up about 1 along both edges. In varying degrees each of these sheet metals are likely to deteriorate from chemical action by pitting or streaking. Mcelroy metal s met tile roofing panel provides the appearance of ceramic tile roofing with all the advantages and performance of metal.

Metal roofing sheet lead and copper have been soldered into flat seam roofs for centuries long before thomas jefferson s 1740s roof at monticello but the more common metal roof type is the standing seam. Of the inorganic roofing materials used on historic buildings the most common are perhaps the sheet metals. Traditional roofing materials continue to lead the pack when it comes to historic public buildings.