1930s Roof Tiles

Hi 1930s large 180sqm detached house.

1930s roof tiles.

Some porches leading up the doors may have had terracotta tiles with a black border. A 1930 s semi front door is usually glass panelled. For example is there a spray on product that creates the same effect as felt. Roofing felt was first introduced on a regular basis in the 1930s when it generally comprised of thin building paper.

Hope this is of help wy ty roofing. Individual shingles fell out of favor as more companies produced strip shingles with or without tabs. Interlocking shingles worked well on the rolled eaves of cottage style houses 1930s and 1940s where they evoked thatched roofs fi gure 4. We just keep an eye on it for slipped tiles or leaks.

I ve recently bought a 1930s house and looking in the loft space there s no felt lining. Sheet metal building materials w. Flat tiles the simplest type which are laid in regular overlapping rows. A large number of shapes or profiles of roof tiles have evolved.

You can see the backside of the tiles from the inside. Of nevada mo was an early producer of the product and still makes two simple versions of the metal roof tiles. Wood shingle roofs began to wane in the 1920s in the face of newly developed asphalt shingles and calls for improved fire safety. Stamped sheet metal roof tiles made to simulate clay tile were popular in the early 20th century.

I need to remove and replace the old. Hazard has to be disposed of correctly. Answered 26th feb 2015. Tab shingles have cutouts that minimize buckling and mimic the appear ance of individual shingles.

The only real potential materials would have been in artex or thermoplastic tiles both would only contain chrysotile and therefore is a non licensed. Doorknobs tended to be less decorative than victorian styles usually rounded and simple. What would be the best way to achieve some sort of insulation roof protection without having to remove the roof tiles. Norman manufacturing co 1936.

An example of this is the clay made beaver tail tile german biberschwanz common in southern germany flat roof tiles are usually made of clay but also may be made of stone wood plastic concrete or solar cells. Stained glass windows are a main feature of a 1930 s semi. Their last flourish came in the late 1920s and 30s with the fad for tudor ish thatch effect roofs created by cleverly steaming and bending the shingles over a rounded frame. The survery for our 1930s house suggested a re roof as its the original and doesn t have felt underneath like the modern standards state but that it was currently watertight.

Does the survey say it s damaged leaking or just that it doesn t meet the modern standards with felt etc.