Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 4Aug 25, 2022 8:35 pm Our House Build Hi there, why would you choose concrete tiles over terracotta? Just purely based on aesthetics? Cost Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 5Aug 25, 2022 9:12 pm Our House Build Hi there, why would you choose concrete tiles over terracotta? Just purely based on aesthetics? Personally, I don't think it goes together with modern house styles/colors (if we're talking about the 'traditional' color). I see that nowadays they have more colors, so thats probably less of an issue. But also cost. The supposed benefit of terracotta is that it should last up to a 100 years compared to 50 for concrete, but I don't think people/families own houses for that long to benefit from this. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 6Aug 26, 2022 9:33 am strannik Our House Build Hi there, why would you choose concrete tiles over terracotta? Just purely based on aesthetics? Personally, I don't think it goes together with modern house styles/colors (if we're talking about the 'traditional' color). I see that nowadays they have more colors, so thats probably less of an issue. But also cost. The supposed benefit of terracotta is that it should last up to a 100 years compared to 50 for concrete, but I don't think people/families own houses for that long to benefit from this. Hi Strannik, Thanks for your comments. You're right about choosing the profile that best suits the style of home. I was just wondering if one performed better than the other... In terms of longevity, seems terracotta might be the way to go... assuming we live for another 100 years to enjoy it! Ahaha Thanks! Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 7Aug 26, 2022 9:46 am Our House Build Hi Strannik, Thanks for your comments. You're right about choosing the profile that best suits the style of home. I was just wondering if one performed better than the other... In terms of longevity, seems terracotta might be the way to go... assuming we live for another 100 years to enjoy it! Ahaha Thanks! both have pros and cons. depends what you want out of it. just expect to pay twice as much for terracotta. its the second most expensive roof material only to slate. Personally i would put the money elsewhere. If you ever have to sell the house, no one is going to be going gaga over terracotta roof tiles vs say a designer kitchen/bathroom hardwood floors etc. even if you have the budget, i still think its a waste of resource. Its just not great value IMO Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 8Aug 26, 2022 10:04 am Our House Build Hi All, If you had to choose between Terracotta roof tiles and concrete roof tiles, which would it be? Pros and cons? I don't know much about concrete tiles but I suspect they haven't been around for as long as Terracotta? Thank you! Concrete are much easier to maintain in the long run You can easily repaint them in 10 years if you want to change the look of your house. Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 9Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm Concrete tiles become harder over time. Terracotta becomes brittle. Terracotta has fixed setout sizes. Concrete is flexible. No cuts on top course. Concrete is more forgiving than terracotta. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 10Sep 05, 2022 1:24 pm Hi Bimbob, This is all great to know! Do you know if concrete tiles fade in colour over time? Thanks! Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 11Sep 05, 2022 1:30 pm This all depends on which tile you select. The more generic tiles, Centurian. Elabana, etc have an applied coating. This is likely to fade or at least lose its sheen over time. Other tiles such as many in the flat range are available "coloured through" so these dont have a coating, they are all the same colour, top, bottom and insides. These dont have a sheen finish and are more likely to retain a resemblance to the original colour for longer. If you are deciding on a roof cover and are not dependent on tiles than select tin. its a far superior product. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 12Sep 05, 2022 1:32 pm Great insight! Thanks again for sharing your expertise on the topic. I'll see what the custom home builder uses and look to use the coloured through variety if possible. Thanks again! Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 14Sep 05, 2022 3:31 pm Yes - you are right - however I think they are better placed and experienced to know which is better. Wishful thinking? Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 15Sep 05, 2022 3:48 pm I think it depends on the builder. Some are "custom" for design, but stick to their suppliers / selections. Others are more flexible. I can see builders limiting you to their preferred supplier, so that they have terms of trade and service levels in place - ours does that for most items. Re: Roofing Tiles: Terracotta or Concrete Tiles? 16Sep 05, 2022 3:50 pm Sure - hopefully the better ones have made the correct selections from their suppliers, offering quality products... Time will tell. 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