Tuesday, October 28, 2008

How to put on a tile roof

 

Down the street an older house has been under renovation for a few months now, and is looking, from the outside at least, very good. They are putting on a new roof, tiled as is one local custom. and I took this photograph at that moment when you can see the finished version, as well as what's underneath.

Metal rails are extended across the roof for each row of tiles, and then the tiles are hung on the rails, and otherwise attached. Watching these four guys put the roof up, though, there was only one person 'supplying' the tiles, and custom cutting them. The three 'tile-hangers' up on the roof, only one was busy and the others were waiting for tiles, I suppose.
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