Peg Tile Roof

My apprentice cutting up a peg tile valley.

Peg tile roof.

Peg tiles were hand made and the drying and firing process led to subtle distortions and. Around york peg tiles can be as large as 12 inches x 8 inches 300mm x 200mm. Sussex peg tiles are more likely to be 10 inches 250mm in length. Kent peg tiles are usually 9 5 inches 240mm in length.

The tiles are usually hung in parallel rows with each row overlapping the row below it to exclude rainwater and to cover the nails that hold the row below. Peg tiles are characterised by their warm orange red hues and varied texture that they lend to a roof. 5 1 peg tiles were generally used on steep roof pitches at around 50 degrees. Others in surrey for instance were 11 inches long but could be as long as 11 5 inches 290mm.

Roof tiles are hung from the framework of a roof by fixing them with nails. Roofs at this pitch would have required torching with mortar from the under side particularly where the roof space needed to be draughtproof.