Two piece mission tile roof layout.

[Wiebster]

I’m building a flat (shed) timber frame awning over a window and I’m planning on using two piece mission style clay tiles to roof it. Does anyone have experience roofing with these? I want the tile layout to come out without cutting any tiles at the ends so trying to figure out how wide to make it. I have some leeway in the width, but would like it to be close to 56” wide, three tiles deep from house to eave. I don’t have the tiles yet but need to get building the awning. I do know that the tiles are 7” on one end and taper to 8 1/2” on the other and are about 18” in length. I also plan on using gable tile on both ends which will increase the total width and muddies the layout even more for me. Thank you.

 

[dfiler2]

I think I would buy the tile first, lay them out and then build the framing.

 

[Wiebster]

In an ideal world I would, but the stucco crew is waiting to get started and I need to get this up on the wall and it’s holding up the project. Anyone that does this type of roofing would know the spacing layout. Just thought I would check here first.

 

[Zeke]

Those tiles are cap and pan. The only difference is where the hole is. Pan is at the big end while cap is at the small end. Rake tiles have the hole along one edge. You can fudge these a little for your overall width.

A stated, having some actual tiles to layout is the only way to really know. I have this roof and the center to center of the caps (top of crown) averages 10" leaving about 1" between the caps where they meet above the next course.

Only 1" is a debris catcher. I would go about 11" OC if I were doing it. As I said, you can fudge some. I bet 2" would be fine.

Let me do the math for my own satisfaction. 8.5 x 8.5 = 17 + 2 = 19. But you don't divide that number to get your centers. Rather you take 1/2 of the 8.5 x 2 plus the gap. Easier stated, it's one tile width plus the gap you want. So the math says 10.5" for a 2" gap.

There must be an installation sheet for this type of tile unless you are buying old tiles. In that case you can count on them not being uniform. Anyway, that's the gist of it.

 

[Wiebster]

Thanks Zeke, that info was very helpful. I think I saw 11” on center somewhere else too but would really like to see a complete layout diagram. I have searched the internet to no avail. I did come across a YouTube video that appeared promising with them snapping vertical chalk lines at undetermined intervals. Unfortunately my Spanish is not good enough to glean any useful information. Do the rake tile add any overall width to the layout? I would think they do. I appreciate your response!

 

[RSwenson]

You can purchase rolls of Tile Layout Tape where ever you purchase your roofing materials.
5-7$ for a roll and reusable.
Figure out what product you want to use and get the tape that corresponds to the chosen exposure.
Takes the guesswork out of layout.