| The earliest roofing tiles, made of clay, were | | | | but on public structures like highway rest stops |
| thought to have been used in China as early as | | | | and park gazebos. The process of manufacturing |
| ten thousand years ago, and remnants of clay | | | | is an exact one which must be adhered to if the |
| roofing tiles have been recovered from the | | | | materials are to be of acceptable quality.clay tiles |
| archaeological site at Jamestown, the 1585 | | | | can be produced in a wide range of attractive |
| settlement on the banks of the Roanoke River in | | | | styles and designs, to appeal to buyers of all |
| Virginia. | | | | tastes. Both kinds of roofing materials can be |
| The first concrete tiles where made in Bavaria in | | | | customized to satisfy the specific desires of the |
| 1884, but it wasn't until the early part of the 20th | | | | homeowners purchasing them. |
| century that British and European makers of | | | | Slate and High-Tech Roofing Tiles |
| roofing materials began adding colored pigments | | | | Slate tiles are among the most beautiful of all |
| to their clay-concrete formulas for tiles. They | | | | roofing materials, but natural slate is both very |
| eventually began coating and texturing their | | | | heavy and extremely expensive. Sesame roofing |
| material as well, to create a more finished look. | | | | tile manufacturers are now producing clay tiles |
| Clay tiles have excellent insulation properties and | | | | which resemble blue slate, and are remarkable for |
| are ideal for maintaining a home's or building's | | | | the clarity and uniformity of their coloring. These |
| interior temperature at a comfortable level. Clay | | | | artificial slate materials are also much lighter and |
| roofing materials are also extremely attractive, | | | | cheaper than the real thing. |
| and are prominent feature of homes in subtropical | | | | The most technologically advanced of all tiles are |
| and Mediterranean climates. | | | | solar panels disguised as traditional tiles, which can |
| Concreter Roofing Tiles | | | | collect and story solar energy on sunny days. The |
| Concrete are also popular for both residential and | | | | solar energy can be used to supply some of the |
| commercial use, and their natural strength and | | | | home's power, reducing the cost of energy bills. |
| durability has been improved through the recent | | | | Roofing companies materials of all kinds have |
| efforts of their manufacturers. There are two | | | | been gracing homes and buildings for thousands of |
| types of concrete roofing materials; | | | | years, in almost every country of the world. |
| fiber-reinforced concrete materials with coir or | | | | They are not only beautiful; they are designed by |
| sisal fibers; made without fibers. | | | | both Mother Nature and humans to withstand |
| Micro-concrete tiles are both relatively inexpensive | | | | both the passage of time and the fury of the |
| and versatile, and can be used not only on houses | | | | elements! |