Roof tiles

tile designed mainly to keep out rain

Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The w

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Wienerberger AG (stylised as wienerberger) is an Austrian building solutions and infrastructure systems company which is Europe's leading manufacturer of roof tiles and the world’s largest producer of bricks.

style of roof tiling using arched tiles in both layers

overlapping plates for covering a roof

thumb|250px|Onigawara on the roof of Tokyo University of the Arts

Bronze Age archaeological excavation at Lerna, Greece

overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering

Asian-styled ornamental tile set on both ends of the ridgepole that tops a shingled roof

type of roofing tile used in China

Article about roofing tiles manufactured in Mangalore region

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