Roofing tiles with the advantages of good heat resistance and heat resistance combined with today’s modern technology help the products to be more diverse in design and aesthetic, being the first choice in roofing for thousands of years. to this day. So what is roof tile? How many types of roof tiles are there in the market?

What is a roof tile?

Roofing tile is a building material used for roofing for constructions such as houses, villas, communal houses, pagodas or village gates…………

Currently, with advanced technology, tile roofs have a wider range of designs and colors as well as being manufactured by better materials with more different advantages.

Advantages of roof tiles

Various and modern colors

The first advantage of today’s roofing tiles is the color and style. If traditional terracotta tiles only have red or dark red tones, modern colored tiles have much more options. The color of roof tiles is very diverse, suitable for many modern house architectures.

Mold resistant

The next advantage that makes modern roofing tiles so popular is its ability to resist moss. For traditional roofing materials, after a period of use, there will be moss or mold, roof tiles can handle this problem. With today’s Nano coating technology, the tile is resistant to algae and moss. Therefore, always keep the building modern and fresh.

No distortion

Modern roofing tiles have higher flexural strength, are very good at absorbing moisture, resisting heat, waterproofing and limiting moss. The vertical and horizontal water barriers of the tile can prevent water from overflowing through the tile joint during heavy rain and high winds. In addition, due to the large tile size, the cost of the roof truss system can be cut in half

Sound and heat insulation

Like traditional roof tiles, modern roofing tiles also have insulation properties to keep summer cool and winter warm. In addition, roof tiles will also soundproof to help keep your house away from outside noise.

Standard guaranteed size

With modern technology, the tiles produced at the factory follow strict standards, ensuring the production of uniform products. high, ensuring standards and convenient for the installation process.

Accessories included

At special positions of the roof structure that require different treatments, tile roofing will come with many accessories such as roof end, roof end. , triple, end edge… make the roof more beautiful in those positions.

Eco-friendly

The last advantage is the eco-friendly element. Today, roof tiles are manufactured using modern unburnt technology, which is both environmentally friendly and of good quality, without any warping after a period of use

The most popular roof tiles today

Terracotta tile

Usually made from clay, through the shaping and glazing steps, it will be fired at a temperature of 1,300 degrees Celsius. The clay binds together into a solid block, sturdy and put into use.

Terracotta tiles often have a traditional magenta color. In addition, in accordance with consumer tastes, terracotta tiles are added with many colors: bright red, dark brown, dark red, bronze green, duck neck green.vv.v.v.

The terracotta tile includes 2 types: glazed tile and unglazed tile. Each type of tile has its own features and advantages suitable for different architectural styles.

Unglazed Terracotta Tile:

Usually looks very traditional with bright red tile color, so it is used for the architecture of communal houses, pagodas, temples. This type of tile has a lower cost compared to other types of tiles.

Glazed Terracotta Tile:

Currently used very commonly for many types of architecture from modern to classical. The advantage of tile is its high aesthetic value, elegance and no moss.

Cement colored or unburnt tile

Made from cement mortar and painted with gouache. After mixing, the cement mortar is poured into a metal mold, which is compacted with a wooden hammer (manufactured) or vibrated by a machine (industrial production). Then move to the maintenance stage for a certain time.

Currently, in Vietnam, manufacturers use two main types of technology for coating cement tiles: dry technology and wet technology.

With dry coating technology:

Acrylic paint is sprayed onto the tile surface in a dry state after drying. The process is as simple as painting the house and choosing the spray color for the tile is also very easy. However, this technology does not meet the demand for color fastness for products. The loose bond between the acrylic paint and the tile surface will soon peel off over time. Moreover, the color will fade very quickly because acrylic paint is highly sensitive to ultraviolet rays.

WET on WET:

This technology is currently being adopted by the world’s leading concrete tile manufacturers. Wet technology stands out in that the pigment is mixed with the mortar and sprayed directly on the surface of the still wet tile, right after the tile has been shaped, in order to create a tight bond between the paint color and the surface. tile face. Actual testing shows that with this technology, the color of the tile is kept longer than that of the color tile made from dry technology,

Composite tile

True to the name, composite tile is made from Kuralon fiber reinforced composite material, weighing only 60% with high strength and good impact resistance .

This type of roof tile has the main advantage that it has a very good coefficient of thermal expansion, it will adapt to the climate in hot and cold regions. This is something that other types of tiles cannot do, creating a unique feature of the product.

Evil Tile – Ardoise

Ardoise tile is a type of tile of French origin that is quarried from sedimentary rock. So this type of brick is black like coal.

They are shaped like fish scales or rectangles and are painted on the surface with soft details and lines that are typical of French culture.

4-layer PVC/ASA plastic tile

Plastic Tile PVC/ASA consists of 1 layer of ASA and 3 separate layers of toughened PVC with different features to increase durability, light penetration, with additives. It is manufactured from engineering grade ASA resin and 3 layers of PVC using a special formula, manufactured on an extrusion process with high pressure and temperature, thereby creating a product line with many outstanding advantages. outstanding, serving the current process of designing and constructing corrugated iron roofs.

The 4-layer PVC/ASA plastic roof tile product is a high-class, delicate, luxurious, durable product, almost no moss, slow aging. Easy to maintain, easy to construct and install. The 4-layer PVC/ASA plastic tile has light weight (about 5-6 kg/m2), wide-format structure with flexible length, making installation very easy, greatly reducing the load on the supporting frame roof, supporting walls. force, building foundation.

Professional accessory set for construction such as: roof panel, rib panel, edging sheet, roof tail panel,… and especially the set anti-leakage screws, always ready to satisfy the most demanding customers, helping the 4-layer PVC/ASA Green BM plastic tile product create sophisticated and classy architectural works.

Popular foreign tile brands in Vietnam

SCG Thai color tile

Wet on Wet coating technology — the pride of Thailand’s CPAC Monier color tile — is the most modern coating technology in Vietnam today. Pigment powder is thoroughly mixed with mortar and sprayed on the surface of the tile right on the production line, helping the color layer adhere to the tile body. As a result, the tile has bright, beautiful and long-lasting colors

Specifications

Size of 1 tile: 330x420mm
Minimum safe roof slope: 17°
Maximum roof slope during erection: 90°
Optimal slope for roof: 30° – 35°
Number of m2 installed: 10v/m2

DIC Japanese Tile

Like Thai tile, Japanese tile is also a very popular color tile on the market, Japanese tile has many outstanding colors, and the look is also very good. Eye-catching, Japanese tile now has many brands on the market and each brand such as: Japanese tile DIC, NIPON, NAKAMURA, SUNRISE, RUBY, INARY.. below are some symbolic images of Japanese tiles

Tile parameters

Size of 1 tile: 335x425mm
Minimum safe roof slope: 17°
Maximum roof slope during erection: 90°
Optimal slope for roof: 30° – 35°
Number of m2 installed: 9.5v/m2

It is worth noting that DIC tiles have patterned corrugated tiles and smooth corrugated tiles

Sunrise Japanese Tile

Sunrise Japanese tile is a high-class color tile manufactured on modern Japanese technology lines. At this advanced technology, concrete tiles are sprayed on the surface of a waterproof coating, making the waterproof layer closely bond with the tile body, giving the tile high color fastness, anti-mildew and effective heat resistance. /span>

Tile parameters

Size of 1 tile: 335x425mm
Minimum safe roof slope: 17°
Maximum roof slope during erection: 90°
Optimal slope for roof: 30° – 35°
Number of m2 installed: 9.5v/m2

Nakamuara Japanese Tile

Manufactured by modern lines and Japanese technology, the quality is perfect, the process of autoclaving and Nanosilicon paint ensures color fastness, using long-term use. Materials with synthetic fiber phase Arcrylic NAKAMURA increase the physico-chemical strength. Light weight, wide coverage save costs and installation materials.

Tile parameters

Size of 1 tile: 335x425mm
Minimum safe roof slope: 17°
Maximum roof slope during erection: 90°
Optimal slope for roof: 30° – 35°
Number of m2 installed: 9.5v/m2

Nippon Japanese Tile

Produced by Japanese wet pressing technology with a tile body made of special concrete and Nano Acrylic coating after the tile has been hydraulically pressed , this technology creates stability in color and durability during use. Create the perfect aesthetic beauty for each tile.

This technology creates color stability and durability during use, creating the perfect aesthetic beauty for each tile

Specifications

Size of 1 tile: 335x425mm
Minimum safe roof slope: 17°
Maximum roof slope during erection: 90°
Optimal slope for roof: 30° – 35°
Number of m2 installed: 9.5v/m2

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Advantages and disadvantages of roof tiles paste

Concrete roof tiled: The concrete layer is sloped, then the tile is glued on. Therefore, the volume and weight of the roof is quite heavy (it includes the mass of beams, reinforced concrete slabs, mortar, mortar, cement, etc.) and also the weight of stone tiles. This type of roof loses heat in the structure, especially the construction time is quite long and complicated. In particular, when an error occurs or wants to be repaired, it is very difficult because the outside tiled roof is extremely solid.

However, choosing the type of tiled roof makes the majority of investors feel secure because they have the sustainability and safety of the roof for the overall housing project. .

Advantages and disadvantages of roof tiles

The roof tile (traditional style with details such as truss, base, sesame…) is now replaced by a galvanized steel truss system, the advantage of this type of roof This main tile is lighter in weight. The tiles are covered with each other layer by layer without being glued to “dead” in one place, so it is easy to stretch according to the weather.

This allows the owner to easily repair and construct. When choosing roof tiles, it is advisable to calculate and design in detail the exact number of blows, rafters, and sesame so as not to lead to shortages and excesses, which costs money, time and labor for the investor.

Moreover, the cost of construction is usually about 60% of the concrete roof type mentioned above. Therefore, today, the roof type is still chosen by most homeowners to build for their house