High Quality Roof Tiles in Buckinghamshire
High Quality Roof Tiles
High quality roof tiles from Heritage Clay Tiles Ltd make all the difference
The right high quality roof tiles can literally transform your home. Instantly increasing its curb appeal for potential buyers, a new roof will also offer far better insulation and protection from extreme weather, moisture and drafts.
However, there are lots of different materials and styles available today, with each having a different effect on your house design, for example grey slate is good for the modern home, while red pantiles will offer the classic charm of a Mediterranean home.
Choosing the right high quality roof tiles boils down to a number of things such as the pitch of the roof, roof design, planning constraints, location of the development and budget. House styles also play a significant role, helping you to find the right high quality roof tiles for your home.
High quality roof tiles to update your property
While it might not seem as exciting as interior decorating, high quality roof tiles are one of the most important elements of your home. Offering protection from the weather and providing insulation, they also help your home to have a more obvious cared for appearance. While no one will notice your roof tiles in their own right, they play an important role in the overall appearance of your home.
High quality roof tiles are designed to keep the rain out and offer real durability. They can come in many different shapes, styles and colours, often constructed from local, natural and recyclable materials. High quality roof tiles can be clay tiles, concrete tiles and slates.
The surprising cost of high quality roof tiles from Heritage Clay Tiles Ltd
The actual price of high quality roof tiles varies from different manufacturers and suppliers. The most affordable option is concrete tiles. The most expensive are slate tiles, and these attract a higher labour cost too. In contrast, the popular clay tiles hover somewhere between the two former tiles mentioned. There are ways to bring down the cost by shopping around or importing Spanish slate. Other costs such as scaffolding will also be required. Asphalt tiles will be cheaper to install, however due to their reduced life, which is only about fifteen years, they will prove more expensive in the long run.
Choosing high quality roof tiles from Heritage Clay Tiles Ltd
High quality roof tiles made from clay have fairly low water absorption of about six percent. Tiles with a higher absorption rate, such as concrete, approximately double that of clay means that when they are wet, they are heavier, adding more weight to a roof's structure, which also has to be taken into account when designing the roof support structure. Clay roof tiles can maintain their original colour for many years, even with exposure to various weather conditions.
The appearance of high quality roof tiles will also play a part; each type of tile will come in a wide variety of colours and profiles. The right choice will depend on your home and your neighbourhood; some areas will dictate the type that can be used, while others will offer more freedom.
Construction of high quality roof tiles
High quality roof tiles can be machine made, or handcrafted. Machine made concrete tiles are the most affordable option with great longevity, though they are also available as clay. It is also easy to replace loose or broken pieces with an identical piece. There are also a range of styles from classic new red and black through to artificially reclaimed or weathered effect tiles.
The other options are handmade or handcrafted tiles, which are slightly different from each other. Handmade tiles are hand moulded and fittings are cut individually from the source material. Sand is then applied to the tile face giving each tile a variable colouring and unique texture and appearance. This traditional process, combined with specially developed firing techniques, imparts an individual character. Handcrafted tiles are made using the machine, but designed to simulate the appearance of a handmade product. They are finished by hand for an artificially aged appearance.
Other options include the larger S-shaped pantiles, Roman tiles and Interlocking tiles. The beauty of a pantile covered roof is that it weighs just two-thirds of a plain-tiled one, and can be laid to a lower pitch. Pantiles are side-lapping and the ends overlap only tiles in the course immediately below, unlike plain tiles which lap two courses.
Roman tiles on the other hand, have a flat shape with one or two raised rolls, and are often seen in Mediterranean countries, especially in Italy.
Interlocking tiles are one of the most cost effective roof coverings. Providing a modern, sleek look they are proving popular with new-builds and extensions.
Maintaining high quality roof tiles from Heritage Clay Tiles Ltd
Roofs should be checked regularly, especially after storms. Binoculars are a useful aid when doing external checks, and further examination may be possible from roof lights or dormer windows. Roofs should be repaired promptly by an experienced roofer. Never use quick fixes, such as spray foams or liquid waterproofing; they may trap moisture, hinder repairs and are likely to prevent the future reuse of materials.
Whether you should repair as opposed to replacing your roof depends on the extent of deterioration. Consideration should usually be given to re-tiling when repairs are no longer cost effective. This is typically after one-fifth of the tiles have been reinstated. High quality roof tiles are more likely to extend the period between replacing and repairing cheaper roof tiles.
Therefore, if you want to really make a difference to your property, choose high quality roof tiles, and enjoy your property for many years to come.
A little information about Buckinghamshire
Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire
The name Missenden is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Missedene, with other early attestations including the spellings Messedena and Musindone. The ending of 'den' probably comes from Old English denu, meaning 'valley', but the meaning of the first element is uncertain. It is thought to occur in the name of the River Misbourne, which rises in Great Missenden, and also in the Hertfordshire place-name Miswell. Some historians have argued that this part of Buckinghamshire was named after an Anglo-Saxon personal name Myrsa, which they also supposed to be found in the name of Mursley. Recent researchers have settled on the name Missenden meaning something like 'valley where water-plants or marsh-plants grow'.
History of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire
Great Missenden lay on a major route between the Midlands and London. Several coaching inns, particularly the Red Lion and The George, provided rest and refreshment for travellers and their horses. The first railway line in this part of Buckinghamshire was, however, routed alongside the Grand Union Canal to the east. Once the coaches stopped running Great Missenden declined in importance and prosperity, becoming an agricultural village. Following the arrival of the Metropolitan Railway in 1892, Great Missenden became a commuter village for London with writers, entertainers and even Prime Ministers among those taking up residence in the Buckinghamshire County.
The Buckinghamshire village is overlooked by the medieval Church of England parish church, the Church of St Peter and St Paul, whereas the High Street itself is home to the Catholic Church of The Immaculate Heart of Mary, one of the largest Catholic churches in the Chiltern District of Buckinghamshire. The position of the parish church away from the village centre suggests an earlier settlement around the church with a move of the village's heart to its present location in the early Middle Ages. In the twelfth century Great Missenden was granted a charter allowing it to hold an annual Fair in August. Missenden Abbey, founded in 1133 as an Augustinian monastery, was ruined following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, and the remains were incorporated into a Georgian mansion which is now a conference centre.
The Buckinghamshire village and its famous residents
Gipsy House in Great Missenden was the home of author Roald Dahl from 1954 until his death in 1990, and still remains in the family, and many local scenes and characters are reflected in his work. Dahl is buried at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church and children still leave toys and flowers at his grave.
Great Missenden, and its neighbouring village of Little Kingshill, is home to a number of celebrities and major figures in the world of finance and industry. It was home to actor Geoffrey Palmer, and his wife Sally still lives there. Model turned cookery show presenter Sophie Dahl, who is the granddaughter of Roald Dahl and her husband the celebrated jazz musician Jamie Cullum also own a property in the Buckinghamshire village.
Robert Louis Stevenson, the writer of famous works such as Treasure Island and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, stayed a night at The Red Lion Inn, in Great Missenden in October 1874, which he wrote in an essay called "An Autumn Effect".
The espionage novelist David Cornwell, who wrote as John le Carre, noted that he lived in Great Missenden and commuted to Marylebone station,
Given its quaint and historic high street, the Buckinghamshire village has been used extensively as a filming location for TV drama Midsomer Murders. Hammer Film Productions filmed a small series of horror films for television, many of them filmed in and around this part of Buckinghamshire.
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