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VERTICAL TILING Can you use roof tiles for cladding? Tiles used for vertical tiling or hanging tiles are the exact same tiles as standard plain clay roof tiles and have been used in this way for centuries. They were originally used to keep the rain out on wattle and daub walls, but as building methods and materials changed, they went on to become popular in adding visual interest and detail to the design of a building, particularly during Victorian times and with the Arts and Crafts movement. Today we see plain clay vertical tiling most often used on dormer cheeks and gable ends, also on first-floor walls, where they can create an attractive visual aesthetic on modern timber frame and block buildings. Sometimes a tile in a different colour is…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024

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