Roof Tile Basics

The current appearance of building materials, roof tiles in a variety of types, in addition to the traditional cement tiles, red brick tiles, etc., the rest of the roof tiles are dependent on foreign imports of the main. So how much do you know about tiles? The following is organized by me on the knowledge of the tile content, I hope you like it!

The introduction of the tile

Tile is an important roof waterproofing materials, its use began in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. 1976, in Qishan County, Shaanxi Province, found a group of large-scale architectural sites, the age, according to the radiocarbon determination of a charcoal column, the results of the Western Zhou Dynasty, about 1000 years BC. A small amount of tiles was found in the roof piles, which is presumed to have been used only on important parts of the roof and part of the roof ridge at that time. Meanwhile, a large Western Zhou building base site complex was also found in Zhaochen Village, Fufeng, Shaanxi, and the superstructure was constructed in the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, judging from the excavated pottery. Many types of slate tiles, barrel tiles, and half-tiles were found at the site. (Slab tiles were laid on top of the roof, barrel tiles were overlaid between two rows of slab tiles, and wadang were the heads of barrel tiles in front of the eaves.) The tiles are covered with nails and rings to hold the tiles in place. In Shaanxi Fengshi Guest Province Zhuang found a tile fragments, cross-section of the herringbone shape, may be used for the ridge on the ridge tile; also found that there is not yet burned tile blanks, it is assumed that there are specialized in the burning of tile handicraft workshop. In Henan Luoyang Wangwan, Beijing Liulihe Dongjialin and other places also found in the late Western Zhou Dynasty tile. It is assumed that the early Western Zhou palace buildings began in the roof of the local (may be in the ridge, etc.) with the tile, the late Western Zhou to the early Eastern Zhou most of the roof cover tile. At that time, the tile is made of clay pan, the system is the first clay pan into a circumferential shape of the ceramic billet, and then the billet cylinder cut open, four or six cut for the plate tile, cut for the tile, and then into the kiln to burn. The thickness of the tile is uneven, the reverse side has hand-touch marks, and the surface has coarse and chaotic rope lines.

Tile (fingernail slice) also Refers to the skin of the herb by longitudinal cut longitudinal cut and then cut across the horizontal slices, shaped like a cloth tile or fingernail-shaped.

Formation process of tiles

Collecting suitable pieces of soil, manually shaped into semi-cylindrical shaped early tiles by a series of processing machines, and then placed in the open air for a period of time, until the early tiles become hardened and molded, and then the molded tiles into the kiln for up to one month of firing, which is divided into the firing process. The firing process is divided into small fire firing and large fire firing, in which the large fire firing is the most important part of the firing process, which requires uninterrupted firing, and the firing process needs to be mastered appropriately, should not be too large, nor too small. Finally closed kiln smothered for a period of time, after natural cooling, the formation of a solid tile can be used.

Advantages of Roof Tiles

Waterproofing

Taiwan's architecture has been y influenced by the Western style in recent times, and the roofs are flat-roofed, but often due to poor drainage or aging of the waterproofing layer, leakage and seepage are caused. Roof tile function is waterproof, because the ceramic tile itself is part of the drainage water modeling, the surface is also covered with smooth glaze, if in addition with simple lining waterproofing project, you can achieve the effect of complete waterproofing.

Flame retardant

Roof tiles in the process of making by 1100 degrees of high temperature kiln firing and become, the surface of the high resistance and excellent non-combustible body, external fire will not lead to ignition of the roof.

Heat insulation

Roof tiles and roofs leave each other appropriate space to guide the air convection, high thermal insulation is because the glazed surface of the tiles can be refractive daylight irradiation, absorbing low heat, heat insulation in summer, winter can be blocked from the low temperature, the house can always keep warm in winter and cool in summer, a comfortable environment.

Soundproofing

Sound is not only transmitted through windows and walls, but also through the roof. Heavy materials have high soundproofing properties, and ceramic tiles have a high weight, so if they are evenly spread on the roof, they can achieve soundproofing effects.

Aesthetics

Roof tiles have a variety of shapes and types. Different colors can create multi-varied and diversified architectural styles, and have a substantial role in enhancing the aesthetics of the roof.