What are roof tile clips for?
Our Roof Tile Clips range ensures that your tiles stay securely and safely fixed to your roof. From hollow, Duoplain and pantiles to interlocking and cathedral tiles, you’ll find exactly what you need for fast, effective and reliable tile installation.
Do roof tiles need clips?
For all roof areas and rafter pitches, every tile should be mechanically fixed with at least a nail, a clip, or a combination of these options that provide adequate combined resistance to the wind uplift loads on the tiles.
What is a verge clip?
The Verge is the wall (or rafter) under the edge of a roof where it tops a gable end. Specially shaped plastic covers, with different designs to fit the differing types of roof verges, are clipped over the verge and linked to each other as well as attached to the ends of the lathes.
How often should Roof tiles be nailed?
Every tile of the two rows at the eaves, those up the verges, and along the two rows of the ridge should be nailed, but beyond that it is only necessary to nail every fifth tile horizontally and every third tile as you move up the roof.
What is a roofing verge?
The ‘verge’ usually refers to the outer ends of your roof above the gable end commonly an apex. Traditionally, these areas at the edge of your roof are fixed with a sand/cement mortar mix in order to prevent water ingress and unwanted guest such as birds or bees/wasps nesting in your roof.
What are Valley clips?
Roofers use a variety of methods to secure valley cuts or gable end cuts. It’s common to find the cuts secured with silicon and flexible pointing – even tile chips jammed under the cuts. All these methods fail over time allowing the cut to slide out of position.
Should I nail every roof tile?
It is not necessary to nail every single tile to the battens. Every tile of the two rows at the eaves, those up the verges, and along the two rows of the ridge should be nailed, but beyond that it is only necessary to nail every fifth tile horizontally and every third tile as you move up the roof.
What are roof tile clips used for?
Roof Tile Clips. Protect interlocking roof tiles from the elements with Roofing Superstore’s superb range of roof tile clips, also known as roof tile verge clips. These roof clips are fundamental in fixing an interlocking roof tile roof securely and for a long life span. Each roof tile range has its own matching roof tile clips,…
Can I replace my old roof tile clips?
We can replace your old roof tile clips with a wire spring version that you will never need to replace again. This style of clip prevents blockages and leaks by allowing water to pass around both sides of the clip.
How do you use a commercial range tile clip?
The Commercial Range Tile Clip is suitable for use with the Double Roman, Grampian, Highland and Pennine tile profiles. The Natural Range and Commercial Range tile clips are to be fixed with a 65 x 3.35mm nail. The clip is attached to the tile interlock and then fixed into the batten beneath.
Which tile clip should I use with which tile profile?
The Natural Range Tile Clip is suitable for use with the Galloway, Lothian, Moray, Polden and Bute tile profiles. The Commercial Range Tile Clip is suitable for use with the Double Roman, Grampian, Highland and Pennine tile profiles.