Handmade Roof Tiles in Berkshire
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.
Handmade Roof Tiles
Handmade roof tiles or machine made alternatives
There are so many options to consider when it comes to choosing roof tiles for any building project. There is slate, concrete, and some people are even starting to experiment with wooden shingles like the ones used in parts of the United States of America. There are not just aesthetic differences to these types of roof tiles, but practical differences too. The longevity of a roof tile is also a very important consideration when choosing the roofing materials for your building project.
Handmade roof tiles remain a traditional favourite
Clay roof tiles have been used as roof coverings for thousands of years, and as you can probably guess, ancient civilisations never had mechanical presses to make their roof tiles. The handmade roof tile would have been the go to roofing material throughout the ages, and to prove this, archaeologists have found evidence of handmade roof tiles in China dating back as far as 10,000 BC. When the Romans landed in Britain during the first century AD, they brought the tradition of using handmade roof tiles with them - and they used them to cover their many styles of buildings.
Although popular for centuries, handmade roof tiles didn't really become popular in Britain until after the Great Fire of Southwark in 1212. Following the fire, King John made a proclamation, stating that buildings in London should be finished with clay roof tiles, rather than thatched roofing, since they were resistant to fire. So, the handmade roof tile had gained a foothold in the construction industry as a direct result of the fire.
Handmade roof tiles: ancient tradition into the modern day
On the whole, roof tiles would have been made by hand in a very time consuming manufacturing process, and the roofers would often struggle to get them to fit together owing to inconsistencies in their shape. Today, we still use handmade roof tiles when the utmost quality is desired and particularly when a period look for the building being tiled is a major consideration. The difference today however is that with advanced manufacturing techniques and the expertise of the craft; handmade roof tiles are able to achieve a more uniform shape and consistency.
Should a premium heritage look not be essential to the build, and a cheaper alternative is required, clay roof tiles can be made by machines much faster and at a more affordable price.
Whether you choose handmade roof tiles or ones made by a machine, the traditional clay roof tiles that are manufactured today also conform to modern building standards and can be used in dry-fix roofing systems, meaning they can be installed quickly and securely while providing the look you are searching for.
Choosing handmade roof tiles over machine made
Aesthetics are everything when it comes to a quality handmade roof tile. Sure, they need to be certified frost resistant and dense enough to keep the elements out, but a beautifully handmade roof tile will lift any property, whether that property happens to be a traditional period property or a more modern build.
Although handmade roof tiles are often chosen for a period property renovation, they can look equally magnificent on the more up to date dwelling.
In the end, your choice of roofing tile doesn't need to be based on whether you want something modern or traditional. Because you can achieve a traditional or contemporary style while enjoying the benefits of advanced manufacturing techniques that allow the handmade roof tile to be as consistent in shape as the machine made alternative.
The chances are that you will want to be concentrating on factors such as how the roof is designed, the durability of the roof tiles you choose and your budget. Then and only then, will you want to be bothered with selecting a roof tile that meets your building requirements, as well as the aesthetic you want to achieve. This is where the handmade roof tile really does come into its own.
The look that only a handmade roof tile can deliver
When you are thinking about the appearance of your handmade roof tile, you'll need to think about whether you want your property to stand out or blend in with its surroundings. This may involve looking at your location and what's in general use around you. For example, a bang up to date modern building with lots of floor to ceiling glazing and clean straight lines is going to lend itself to a machine made, uniform roof tile. A more period property would benefit from a traditional handmade roof tile that is in keeping with the overall appearance of the neighbouring properties. Roofing styles tend to vary depending on where you are, as the south-east has a good deal of properties that employ red clay tiles, and these lend themselves to the handmade roof tile perfectly.
Whatever type of property you have, if you'd like some help in deciding which type of roof tile is right for your building project, please get in touch with us for some professional advice. We have some of the best value handmade roof tiles money can buy.
A little information about Berkshire
A new county town for Berkshire
Reading became the new county town for Berkshire in 1867, taking over from Abingdon, which remained in the county of Berkshire. Under the Local Government Act 1888, Berkshire County Council took over functions of the Berkshire Quarter Sessions, covering the administrative county of Berkshire, which excluded the county borough of Reading. Boundary alterations in the late 19th century and early 20th century were relatively rare but included ceding the parts of the borough of Oxford south of the Thames in 1889 and gaining Caversham from Oxfordshire in 1911. The administrative county's full legal name was "Berks" rather than "Berkshire" until 1967, when the government changed the name to Berkshire at the county council's request, and it has remained Berkshire ever since.
A Royal County title for Berkshire
Berkshire received the title "Royal County" in 1957 due to the presence of Windsor Castle. The area has historical ties to royalty dating back to the Norman Conquest when William the Conqueror established Windsor as a royal residence. William was in fact responsible for many locations in Britain becoming 'Royal' residencies, as he was very keen to build fortified castles to demonstrate his power over the subjects he had conquered. One must remember that William was a foreigner who had taken England for his own by force and as such, he was not popular with the general public.
On 1 April 1974, Berkshire's boundaries changed under the Local Government Act 1972. Berkshire took over administration of Slough and Eton and part of the former Eton Rural District from Buckinghamshire. The northern part of Berkshire came under governance of Oxfordshire, with Faringdon, Wantage and Abingdon and their hinterland becoming the Vale of White Horse district, and Didcot and Wallingford added to South Oxfordshire district.
The Berkshire Yeomanry Signal Squadron still keep the Uffington White Horse in their insignia, even though the White Horse is now within the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and not Berkshire. The original Local Government White Paper would have transferred Henley-on-Thames from Oxfordshire to Berkshire, but this proposal did not make it into the Bill as introduced.
On 1 April 1998 Berkshire County Council was abolished under a recommendation of the Banham Commission, and the districts became unitary authorities. Unlike similar reforms elsewhere at the same time, the non-metropolitan county was not abolished. Signs saying "Welcome to the Royal County of Berkshire" exist on all borders of Berkshire to the North, East, West, and South.
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Further Information
If you would like to know more or are interested in a quote we would be happy to help. Phone us on 01634 471 344, email us at sales@heritagetiles.co.uk and we will be in touch as soon as possible.
