Roof Tiles
These are made of baked clay and are used in overlapping rows to form a roof
ridges in roof tile
The terracotta tile in the photo was a popular roofing tile in the 1920’s when the Californian Bungalow style of housing was prevelant. This particular style of tile was made from earthernware (orange ) terracotta, by Monier Wunderlich and is called Modern French ( 96 ).
well worn tile
Delicately and expertly placed they were then wired in to hold their position on the roof.
Highly skilled tradesmen employed as roof tilers plied their trade around Melbourne’s suburbs where whole neighbourhoods of houses were designed and built to architects plans favouring the tiled roof of the Californian Bungalow.
chimney on a roof
New extensions on houses often sees the purchase of second hand tiles rescued from demolished buildings. These tiles often have signs of wear on them like moss growing . They are attractive to the home renovator as they appear to be part of the original building and do not draw attention to the change in the tile age a new extension may highlight .