Clay Roof Tiles in Buckinghamshire
Heritage Tiles: Emblematic of the finest craftsmanship
Heritage tiles are the professional roofer's choice for the highest quality clay roof tiles. We pride ourselves in manufacturing, stocking, and delivering the very finest in prestige clay roof tiles.
Heritage Tiles have several tile ranges that satisfy every architectural requirement. Vintage and historic properties right up to modern new builds are covered by the diverse range of clay roof tiles that we stock.
So, whether you are in the building trade, or simply wish to choose your own tiles, Heritage Tiles have the right product for your specific requirements.
What Heritage Tiles have to offer our customers?
- We offer specification and technical solutions to help you achieve the perfect build.
- We also offer expert design advice to all our customers.
- We are happy to engage in site visits with our clients.
- We have stockists and distributors throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that we can provide our expert service to a wider area.
- We can provide estimated quantities from plans supplied by our clients.
- We offer battening plans.
- We can deliver a standard and bespoke colour choice for our clay tile products.
- All our tiles are assessed and approved by Lucideon.
- We provide a nationwide delivery and collection service.
The ranges of clay roof tiles we supply.
The Clayhall Range of roof tiles:
Clayhall Medium Blend - Carefully crafted to replicate all the features of handmade the Clayhall hand crafted range of tiles offers an excellent alternative when budget restrictions are a concern, but without compromising quality or durability.
Clayhall Dark Blend - Quality and durability in a budget clay roof tile. The Clayhall dark blend is sure to turn heads.
Clayhall Red Blend - A beautiful rustic clay roof tile. The Clayhall red blend is a firm favourite with our customers.
Clayhall Hamlet Mix - The Clayhall Hamlet mix is a gorgeous light and sandy looking clay roof tile that is a perennial favourite in the building trade.
Clayhall Birchwood Mix - The Clayhall Birchwood mix offers a gorgeous blend of lighter and darker shades in this diverse clay roof tile. If you are concerned that your roof tiles could look monotonous, the Clayhall Birchwood mix is the clay roof tile to choose.
The Conservation Range of roof tiles
The Conservation range of roof tiles are available in a range of distinctive colours, created by using a very fine sand, The Conservation Weathered; A natural warm tone, achieving an instant mellow and settled look and The Conservation Red; perfect for vertical tiling especially suited for villages and hamlets with olde world vernacular charm.
Manufactured using high quality clay, achieving high strength and durability properties, giving homeowners and contractors peace of mind for many years to come. The conservation range comes with a complete set of associated fittings, including Hog Back Ridge, Half Round Ridge, Bonnet Hips, Valley tiles and External Angles.
The Conservation range of clay roof tiles comes in the following variations:
- Conservation Red
- Conservation Weathered
- Conservation Dark
Conservation Peg Tile
Plain clay roofing tiles laid to a double lap have been used for roof covering in England since before the Norman Conquest and tiles dating back to Roman Times have been discovered under excavation. From the outset clay plain tiles were made incorporating fixing features.
The Classic Edwardian roof tile
The Classic range of plain tiles is one of the finest ranges of clay tiles.
We source only the best raw materials for our craftsman to create beautifully handmade clay tiles of the highest quality and durability.
Tile Fittings available from Heritage Tiles
There are many fittings that are available from us a Heritage Tiles to complete your build to perfection. We stock and supply the following:
- Gable Tile
- Eave Tile
- Baby Porch Ridge
- 90 Degree Ext. Angle
- Universal Bonnet Hip
- Half Round Ridge
- Hogs Back Ridge
- Mono Ridge
- Third Round Ridge
- Universal Valley
- Ornamental Club
- Bat Tile Set
Bat Tiles:
Provide help for our bats with our range of bat friendly roof tiles.
Did you know that all UK bats and their roosts are protected by law? The Wildlife and Countryside Act introduced in 1981, gave legal protection to all bat species and their roosts in England.
Distinct species of bats prefer differing places to roost. The two most usually found species of bat in the UK are the Pipistrelle and Brown Long-Eared Bat. Pipistrelle prefer confined spaces such as under tiles on roofs and hanging spaces. The Brown Long-Eared Bat prefer roof timbers and ridges inside lofts. Heritage Clay Tiles can provide purpose made access points within your roof tiles or ridge tiles. The Bat Tile Set can form part of a mitigation package required by law for existing roosts or as potential access where a roost had not previously been present.
Select a Blend
Getting the right blend for your roofing project can feel daunting, but with our blend generator you can mix and match various blends of tiles to achieve the perfect blend.
Click here to make use of our online tool to choose your own unique blend.
Because our strict quality control provides a consistent tile size you can mix assorted styles and colours of tiles to make your roof unique to you. Please use the tool below to experiment with various blends.
Adjust the sliders to set the ingredients for your desired blend then click on the update mix button.
Alternatively click on any blend or tile to display it.
Whatever type of clay roof tile you want, Heritage Tiles will be able to help.
Clay Roof Tiles
Clay roof tile repair
Clay tiles are pretty easy to repair. If a tile is broken or cracked it can easily be replaced without having to take off all the other tiles. Clay roof tiles are pretty durable, but even the best quality clay roof tiles may need some maintenance and repairs at some point.
Safety first
Clay roof tiles will break easily under too much pressure, so be sure to be careful whenever you are walking on your roof to find the cause of any leaks. We would always recommend employing a professional roofer to repair or replace clay roof tiles, particularly if this involves working at height. Should you really want to have a go at fixing your clay roof tiles yourself, you could follow the guidelines below, but a professional would be the best bet in our opinion.
The problem could be the membrane
If the issue is that the waterproof membrane has become damaged, then you will have to remove the existing tiles in that area and replace the membrane with a new one. Then you can have your roof retiled.
Fixing cracks in clay roof tiles
You may have some fine cracks develop in your clay roof tiles. This doesn't always mean you have to replace the tile. There are quite a few adhesives and filler compounds on the market that will do a good job of repairing and sealing your clay roof tiles.
Broken clay roof tiles
Although fine cracks can be repaired, clay roof tiles that have large cracks or are broken will need to be replaced in order to fix any leaks. You will need to remove the damaged tiles, but be careful to make sure that you will not damage the good tiles. If the roof is old, then the clay roof tiles have probably been fixed using mortar. If so, locate the new clay roof tiles and use mortar to seal them in place. Many older properties have sheds built this way, so they are a good place to practice your repair technique first.
Modern rooftops clad in clay roof tiles will most probably have nails that hold the tiles in place. Check under adjacent clay roof tiles to see what type of fixing method is used and replicate for the broken one.
Replacing the clay roof tiles
To replace removed clay roof tiles on the roof, simply reverse the procedure that you used to remove the tiles. It should be easy to slide the tile into place. Once you are satisfied with the fit, hold onto the raised tiles and slide the new one in place, being careful not to scratch the tiles. If broken tiles have caused damage to the flashing, then make sure you replace that too.
A little information about Buckinghamshire
Buckingham, in Buckinghamshire
Buckingham and the surrounding area have shown a good deal of evidence of human habitation for several centuries. The Buckinghamshire town shows evidence of Roman settlement found in several sites close to the River Great Ouse, including a temple at Bourton Grounds which was excavated in the 1960s and dated to the 3rd century AD. A possible Roman building was identified at Castle Fields in the 19th century. Pottery, kiln furniture and areas of burning found at Buckingham industrial estate suggest the site of some early Roman pottery kilns here.
Where the Buckinghamshire town's name came from
In the 7th century, the name Buckingham, which refers to the "meadow of Bucca's people" is said to have been founded by Bucca, the leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers to make their home in the Buckinghamshire countryside. The first settlement in Buckinghamshire was located around the top of a loop in the River Great Ouse, presently the Hunter Street campus of the University of Buckingham. Between the 7th century and the 11th century, the town of Buckingham regularly changed hands between the Saxons and the Danes in 914 King Edward the Elder and a Saxon army encamped in Buckingham for four weeks forcing local Danish Viking leaders to surrender. The Buckinghamshire town is mentioned in the Burghal Hidage, a document commonly ascribed to the early tenth century, but more probably of the period 878-9, which describes a system of forts set up by King Alfred over the whole of the West Saxon kingdom. When King Edward encamped at Buckingham with his army in 914, he was therefore restoring a fort which had already existed for more than a generation.
Buckinghamshire in the Domesday Book
Buckingham is the first settlement referred to in the Buckinghamshire section of the Domesday Book of 1086. Buckingham was referred to as Buckingham with Bourton, and the survey refers to twenty-six burgesses, eleven smallholders and one mill.
The Buckinghamshire town received its charter in 1554 when Queen Mary created the free Borough of Buckingham with boundaries extending from Thornborowe Bridge to Dudley Bridge and from Chackmore Bridge to Padbury Mill Bridge. The designated borough included a bailiff, twelve principal burgesses and a steward. Yeomanry House, the offices and home of the commanding officer of the Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, was built in the early 19th century.
Unfortunately, the Buckinghamshire town suffered from a major fire that spread through the town centre in 1725, with the result that many of the main streets of the town were destroyed including Castle Street, Castle Hill and the north side of Market Hill. One hundred and thirty-eight dwellings were lost to the fire. The current Georgian architecture in the same streets today is as a direct result of that fire, but the immediate aftermath was difficult for the Buckinghamshire town. Collections were made in surrounding towns such as Aylesbury and Wendover to help those made homeless and by 1730, only a third of the homes had been rebuilt.
The town is said to be the final resting place of St Rumbold, a little-known Saxon saint and the grandson of Penda King of Mercia; the parish church at Strixton is dedicated to him and the small northern town of Romaldkirk is also thought to be named after him. He was apparently born at King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, where he died just three days later. During his short life, he repeatedly professed his Christian faith and asked for baptism. He is now most often referred to as St Rumbold.
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