Roofs at this pitch would have required torching with mortar from the under side particularly where the roof space needed to be draughtproof.
Peg tile roof.
This requirement varied from area.
Peg tiles are characterised by their warm orange red hues and varied texture that they lend to a roof.
My apprentice cutting up a peg tile valley.
Around york peg tiles can be as large as 12 inches x 8 inches 300mm x 200mm.
Roof tiles are hung from the framework of a roof by fixing them with nails.
Kent peg tiles are usually 9 5 inches 240mm in length.
Peg tiles were hand made and the drying and firing process led to subtle distortions and.
The tiles are usually hung in parallel rows with each row overlapping the row below it to exclude rainwater and to cover the nails that hold the row below.
Tony s house video 5 laying the roof tiles rendering and taking down the scaffolding duration.
Sussex peg tiles are more likely to be 10 inches 250mm in length.