Mud Tile Roof

19 mm thick on horizontal applications.

Mud tile roof.

Disparagingly referred to as a jersey mud job or sometimes cleveland mud job by tile professionals because it s popularity seems to be regionally confined to these areas this method involves stapling expanded metal lath to the floor and troweling mortar into it thus producing a thin approximately 1 8 bed. Apply a roof primer at the rate of about 1 3 gallon per 100sqft. The mud roof includes rolled steel beams of adequate size and properly spaced according to the span. A low pitched roof is easier to put up and maintain but may show very little of its material at ground level.

To calculate roof pitch take the lowest point of the roof and measure the amount of rise for every 12 inches of horizontal movement toward the highest point. You ll want to make sure the corners are secured in the mud base to prevent the tiles from popping loose in the future. The tile is then. Hot asphalt installed underlayment system is installed and the tiles adhered using mortar add extra weight to the system.

For example a roof that rises 3 inches for every 12 inches has a pitch of 3 12. On the top of this beam t section is located at 30 cm centre to centre. Versabond lft fortified medium bed mortar is a general versabond lft fortified medium bed mortar is a general purpose economical polymer modified medium bed mortar for use with large format porcelain ceramic and natural stone tile. While putting the augmentation stepping stool against the eave of the rooftop is a smart thought to put assurance between the stepping stool and the rooftop.

With the extra tile weight without fasteners to hold the tiles to the. Begin in the area that you just installed the mud base in and firmly press the tile into the mud. Designed to set clay and cementitious roof tile. Most of the time the mud patties come off fairly easy as in this video.

Apply and back roll the roof coating at a rate of at least 2 gallons per 100sqft 2 5 is better but no more than 3 gallons per 100sqft. The flange of a section is placed at upwards. Tile roofs with a 30lb felt paper base and a 90lb. The size of this t section is usually 50 mm x 50 mm x 6 mm.

Meets astm c 270 specifications for type m mortar and meets south florida and metro dade building code requirements. Fix any blisters or cracks and holes with polyurethane caulking. Metro dade project number 11 1222 07. Sets in 1 hour.

Oldcastle sakrete roof tile mortar mix is a mixture of high strength masonry cement and sand. Pay particularly close attention to the corners of the tile. The delicate idea of mud tiles makes getting to the rooftop to play out your repair fairly a precarious suggestion. During our hot months the roof temperature rises above 160 degrees softening up the asphalt adhesive.