???Hello!
I am going to build a garage and want real tiles on the roof. Apparently, there are two types to choose from. One is the "real" one from Vittinge and then there's Benders, which is vacuum-pressed and free from air bubbles but is slightly darker in color. Which should I choose? Benders is somewhat more expensive.
Grateful for answers
I am going to build a garage and want real tiles on the roof. Apparently, there are two types to choose from. One is the "real" one from Vittinge and then there's Benders, which is vacuum-pressed and free from air bubbles but is slightly darker in color. Which should I choose? Benders is somewhat more expensive.
Grateful for answers
I've never heard that Benders sells regular bricks before. Have they just started with that?
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Now I don't quite understand what you both mean?
Genuine and/or real brick? Benders has at least 5-6 different bricks, and they have been in the business for at least 10 years as far as I know. The question is whether you want clay or concrete tiles and whether it should be single or double pantile. Then you can decide on color and surface treatment.
Use the same type of tiles that you have on the other houses
thinks Helena
with the tuttifruttitaket
with Benders tiles
Now I don't quite understand what you both mean?Genuine and/or real brick? Benders has at least 5-6 different bricks, and they have been in the business for at least 10 years as far as I know. The question is whether you want clay or concrete tiles and whether it should be single or double pantile. Then you can decide on color and surface treatment.
Use the same type of tiles that you have on the other houses
thinks Helena
with the tuttifruttitaket
with Benders tiles
Hey hey hey... Now let's clear up the terms here...
BRICK is made of clay.
CONCRETE (roof tiles, not "-brick") is made of cement, sand, and water.
So, you don't have Benders brick, Helena, but Benders concrete roof tiles. They may be glazed, untreated, red, blue, or whatever you want, but they are not BRICK.
BRICK is made of clay.
CONCRETE (roof tiles, not "-brick") is made of cement, sand, and water.
So, you don't have Benders brick, Helena, but Benders concrete roof tiles.
They may be glazed, untreated, red, blue, or whatever you want, but they are not BRICK.
;D Bob got there first... I was browsing myself to make sure that Benders uses concrete tiles and not clay tiles. But then I got caught up in the history of brick handling and ended up somewhere down in southern France... so interesting!
What surprises me is that Benders is more expensive than Vittinge - it really should be the other way around. Concrete tiles surely last a long time but don't 'live' in the same way as clay tiles (which are lighter by the way).
writes Yonna who has an 80-year-old single-pantile clay tile roof
What surprises me is that Benders is more expensive than Vittinge - it really should be the other way around. Concrete tiles surely last a long time but don't 'live' in the same way as clay tiles (which are lighter by the way).
writes Yonna who has an 80-year-old single-pantile clay tile roof
No, that's what makes me wonder if Benders have also started with tiles, alongside concrete tile production. Concrete tiles are generally more than 50% cheaper than tiles.yonna said:
Of course, I'm casting my vote for Vittinge clay tiles.
I just took down 1100 tiles from the roof of this make, nearly 60 years old, and sold them to someone who expanded their house and wants to maintain the style. Approximately 25 tiles out of those 1000 were rejected due to frost damage or cracks. Pretty good performance, I think.
Now, almost new tiles are going up instead, still Vittinge (T11, double-curved), and soon everything will be as it was before.
I can also add that part of the roof was covered with concrete tiles. These are, especially on the south side, as thin as leaves (they have, in other words, eroded away) even though they haven't been there for more than half as long as the clay tiles.
I just took down 1100 tiles from the roof of this make, nearly 60 years old, and sold them to someone who expanded their house and wants to maintain the style. Approximately 25 tiles out of those 1000 were rejected due to frost damage or cracks. Pretty good performance, I think.
Now, almost new tiles are going up instead, still Vittinge (T11, double-curved), and soon everything will be as it was before.
I can also add that part of the roof was covered with concrete tiles. These are, especially on the south side, as thin as leaves (they have, in other words, eroded away) even though they haven't been there for more than half as long as the clay tiles.
Vittinge tile is a clear choice (if for no other reason than they come from Uppland)! Our roof has been in place since '36 and there aren't many tiles that need to go now that the underlayer (made of chipboard) needs to be redone. We will buy a load of used tiles and replace the ones that need replacing as well as put them on the extension!
I traded for about a hundred Veberöd single tiles when a house in the area got a new (concrete...) roof. A package of Zoegas coffee along with 24 cinnamon buns (homemade). Spare tiles in stock thus. Occasionally, a single tile is replaced on my over 80-year-old roof now & then, and it's mainly the ridge tiles that take the most damage. Quoting from the internet what they've done at Glimmingehus (but not all of us build houses meant to last several hundred years of course):
" ... In this context, it should also be mentioned that roof tiles, in general, are excellent for reuse. As an example, it can be mentioned that in connection with the gradual renovation of Glimmingehus in Skåne, 200-year-old tiles are placed on the roof and it works well. Genuine roof tiles are pure natural material. They contain no additives whatsoever. They are made of fired clay, nothing else. That is why the roof tiles do not fade, the ceramic color never changes. The tile material also does not break down and therefore has a practically unlimited lifespan. It acquires a certain patina and becomes more beautiful over the years. For genuine roof tiles, aging is therefore an asset. Roof tiles, unlike many other roofing materials, have many advantages, and the tile material's ability to breathe should also be highlighted. The tiles thus have the ability to absorb condensation moisture from under the roof and, through their open pores, vent this moisture away. The under roof is thereby kept healthy, and the roof tiles contribute to a healthy indoor climate in this way. ..."
" ... In this context, it should also be mentioned that roof tiles, in general, are excellent for reuse. As an example, it can be mentioned that in connection with the gradual renovation of Glimmingehus in Skåne, 200-year-old tiles are placed on the roof and it works well. Genuine roof tiles are pure natural material. They contain no additives whatsoever. They are made of fired clay, nothing else. That is why the roof tiles do not fade, the ceramic color never changes. The tile material also does not break down and therefore has a practically unlimited lifespan. It acquires a certain patina and becomes more beautiful over the years. For genuine roof tiles, aging is therefore an asset. Roof tiles, unlike many other roofing materials, have many advantages, and the tile material's ability to breathe should also be highlighted. The tiles thus have the ability to absorb condensation moisture from under the roof and, through their open pores, vent this moisture away. The under roof is thereby kept healthy, and the roof tiles contribute to a healthy indoor climate in this way. ..."
Bob_the_builder said:Hey hey hey... Now let's clear things up here...
BRICKS are made of clay.
CONCRETE (roof tiles, not "bricks") are made of cement, sand, and water.
So you don't have Benders bricks, Helena, but rather Benders concrete roof tiles.
Thanks for clearing up my confused concepts, forgot to think a bit!What I've discovered afterwards is that Vittinge has wonderfully beautiful ridge tiles (is that what they're called?), which Benders doesn't have. But it was the different colors that led me to make the decision, as I wanted a "tutti-frutti" roof!
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