<div dir="auto">Every source I've seen indicates that slate is a type of roof tile and that roof tiles don't need to interlock to be roof tiles.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 11 Mar 2023, 08:35 Warin, <<a href="mailto:61sundowner@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">61sundowner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Slate in comparison to a rood tile is flat and not of a uniform
dimension. <br>
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<p>Roof tiles can be made of terracotta, fired glazed clay or
concrete- They are made to a uniform pattern that overlaps and
keys in to the other tiles. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
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<div>On 11/3/23 10:49, Timothy Noname wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">They overlap a lot, less than 50% of a slate tile
is visible <a href="https://www.gbrroofing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-slate-roofing-5.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.gbrroofing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-slate-roofing-5.jpg</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 21:48
Philip Barnes, <<a href="mailto:phil@trigpoint.me.uk" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">phil@trigpoint.me.uk</a>>
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<div>Slate is a natural material, quarried from sedimentary
rock, they tend to be very smooth and not overlap too much.
Usually found on older buildings, are rare on modern
buildings unless they are in a conservative area and need to
fit in.<br>
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate#/media/File%3ASt_Fagans_Tannery_7.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate#/media/File%3ASt_Fagans_Tannery_7.jpg</a><br>
<br>
Tiles are moulded from clay and are designed to lock
together and overlap. Common on more modern buildings.<br>
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_tiles#/media/File%3ARoof-Tile-3149.jpg" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_tiles#/media/File%3ARoof-Tile-3149.jpg</a><br>
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Phil (trigpoint)<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 10 March 2023 18:53:09 GMT,
Timothy Noname <<a href="mailto:hervbeof@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">hervbeof@gmail.com</a>>
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<div dir="auto">How are slate roof tiles totally
different to roof tiles?
<div dir="auto">They are both manufactured to a
certain size and laid in an overlapping pattern?</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 Mar 2023,
17:19 Philip Barnes, <<a href="mailto:phil@trigpoint.me.uk" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">phil@trigpoint.me.uk</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On
Fri, 2023-03-10 at 16:01 +0000, Timothy Noname
wrote:<br>
> Slate roof tiles<br>
> roof:material=slate<br>
> Or<br>
> roof:material=roof_tiles<br>
> <br>
> I admit I've used both in the past.<br>
<br>
Tiles are totally different to slates, I would never
consider a slate<br>
to be a tile.<br>
<br>
Other than being used for roofing, they are
different and easily<br>
identified.<br>
<br>
Phil (trigpoint)<br>
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