[Tagging] Slate roof tiles

[Warin]

Slate in comparison to a rood tile is flat and not of a uniform dimension.


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.


On 11/3/23 10:49, Timothy Noname wrote:
> They overlap a lot, less than 50% of a slate tile is visible 
> https://www.gbrroofing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-slate-roofing-5.jpg
>
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 21:48 Philip Barnes, <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:
>
>     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.
>     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate#/media/File%3ASt_Fagans_Tannery_7.jpg
>
>     Tiles are moulded from clay and are designed to lock together and
>     overlap. Common on more modern buildings.
>     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_tiles#/media/File%3ARoof-Tile-3149.jpg
>
>     Phil (trigpoint)
>
>     On 10 March 2023 18:53:09 GMT, Timothy Noname <hervbeof at gmail.com>
>     wrote:
>
>         How are slate roof tiles totally different to roof tiles?
>         They are both manufactured to a certain size and laid in an
>         overlapping pattern?
>
>         On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 17:19 Philip Barnes,
>         <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:
>
>             On Fri, 2023-03-10 at 16:01 +0000, Timothy Noname wrote:
>             > Slate roof tiles
>             > roof:material=slate
>             > Or
>             > roof:material=roof_tiles
>             >
>             > I admit I've used both in the past.
>
>             Tiles are totally different to slates, I would never
>             consider a slate
>             to be a tile.
>
>             Other than being used for roofing, they are different and
>             easily
>             identified.
>
>             Phil (trigpoint)
>
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