Hello,
We have just finished building the roof on our extension and now
need to get it tiled. I was hoping to match the existing tiles as
closely as possible, ignoring nearly 40 years of weathering. I was
under the impression that the original roof was done in Marley tiles,
but when I took one of them to my builders merchant I found similar
designs but nothing was a close match. Looking at the first tile, I
couldn't make out the makers name but after careful studying of
several tiles I now believe it to be 'Dinorwic'. I now know that the
Dinorwic slate company went out of business in 1969 and I assume they
tried to compete in the tile market before going under.
The tiles I am looking for are smaller then most nowadays, being
15"x9" and have a similar profile to the 'double-roman' tile which
most modern manufacturers produce. They are greyish in colour. Can
anyone suggest whre I might source a similar tile, even if I cannot
find anything by the original manufacturer.
On the positive side, there is a valley separating the original
roof from the newly built extension roof so it is not imperative that
the new tiles match exactly as long as the combination of old and new
looks reasonable.
It is also worth noting that the house is a semi-detached so I
cannot simply replace all of the tiles without significant problems
tying in to the tiles on the neighbours side.
Finally, I live in Chorley in the north-west, between Preston and
Bolton.

Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Kevin wrote:

Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Why not see if there is a local reclaimation yard? You may be able to
get the exact tile already weathered!

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Cheers,

John.

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"Kevin" wrote in message
om...
Hello,
We have just finished building the roof on our extension and now
need to get it tiled. I was hoping to match the existing tiles as
closely as possible, ignoring nearly 40 years of weathering. I was
under the impression that the original roof was done in Marley tiles,
but when I took one of them to my builders merchant I found similar
designs but nothing was a close match. Looking at the first tile, I
couldn't make out the makers name but after careful studying of
several tiles I now believe it to be 'Dinorwic'. I now know that the
Dinorwic slate company went out of business in 1969 and I assume they
tried to compete in the tile market before going under.
The tiles I am looking for are smaller then most nowadays, being
15"x9" and have a similar profile to the 'double-roman' tile which
most modern manufacturers produce. They are greyish in colour. Can
anyone suggest whre I might source a similar tile, even if I cannot
find anything by the original manufacturer.
On the positive side, there is a valley separating the original
roof from the newly built extension roof so it is not imperative that
the new tiles match exactly as long as the combination of old and new
looks reasonable.
It is also worth noting that the house is a semi-detached so I
cannot simply replace all of the tiles without significant problems
tying in to the tiles on the neighbours side.
Finally, I live in Chorley in the north-west, between Preston and
Bolton.

Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Could you strip the roof of the house at the front, and re-tile the back
with the removed tiles on both the extension and house, and use a close
match at the front so the new and old are not next to each other ?

Seen it done several times to get a good match of weathering.

Andrew Mawson

John Rumm wrote in message ...
Kevin wrote:

Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Why not see if there is a local reclaimation yard? You may be able to
get the exact tile already weathered!

Absolutely... the likelihood is that whatever tiles you have were in
widespread use locally when new, so there's a good chance you'll find
some. Well worth it IMO - we used reclaimed tiles when we extended
our 1913 semi about 3 years ago, and now you really can't even see the
join!

David

Kevin,

There's a big reclamation place behind Matalan at Bamber Bridge. I've walked
down the footpath at the side of it many times and they seem to have loads
of old building materials.

Antony


"Kevin" wrote in message
om...
Hello,
We have just finished building the roof on our extension and now
need to get it tiled. I was hoping to match the existing tiles as
closely as possible, ignoring nearly 40 years of weathering. I was
under the impression that the original roof was done in Marley tiles,
but when I took one of them to my builders merchant I found similar
designs but nothing was a close match. Looking at the first tile, I
couldn't make out the makers name but after careful studying of
several tiles I now believe it to be 'Dinorwic'. I now know that the
Dinorwic slate company went out of business in 1969 and I assume they
tried to compete in the tile market before going under.
The tiles I am looking for are smaller then most nowadays, being
15"x9" and have a similar profile to the 'double-roman' tile which
most modern manufacturers produce. They are greyish in colour. Can
anyone suggest whre I might source a similar tile, even if I cannot
find anything by the original manufacturer.
On the positive side, there is a valley separating the original
roof from the newly built extension roof so it is not imperative that
the new tiles match exactly as long as the combination of old and new
looks reasonable.
It is also worth noting that the house is a semi-detached so I
cannot simply replace all of the tiles without significant problems
tying in to the tiles on the neighbours side.
Finally, I live in Chorley in the north-west, between Preston and
Bolton.

Any help/advice is appreciated. Thanks.

"Kevin" wrote in message
om...
Hello,
We have just finished building the roof on our extension and now
need to get it tiled. I was hoping to match the existing tiles as
closely as possible, ignoring nearly 40 years of weathering. I was
under the impression that the original roof was done in Marley tiles,
but when I took one of them to my builders merchant I found similar
designs but nothing was a close match. Looking at the first tile, I
couldn't make out the makers name but after careful studying of
several tiles I now believe it to be 'Dinorwic'. I now know that the
Dinorwic slate company went out of business in 1969 and I assume they
tried to compete in the tile market before going under.
The tiles I am looking for are smaller then most nowadays, being
15"x9" and have a similar profile to the 'double-roman' tile which
most modern manufacturers produce. They are greyish in colour. Can
anyone suggest whre I might source a similar tile, even if I cannot
find anything by the original manufacturer.
On the positive side, there is a valley separating the original
roof from the newly built extension roof so it is not imperative that
the new tiles match exactly as long as the combination of old and new
looks reasonable.
It is also worth noting that the house is a semi-detached so I
cannot simply replace all of the tiles without significant problems
tying in to the tiles on the neighbours side.
Finally, I live in Chorley in the north-west, between Preston and
Bolton.


If you go to your roofing suppliers they should be able to point you to a
reclamation yard. roofers are paid a bonus or commission for stripping old
slates off for reclamation.
rob

There's a big reclamation place behind Matalan at Bamber Bridge. I've walked
down the footpath at the side of it many times and they seem to have loads
of old building materials.

Thanks Anthony, I'll check this out as soon as I can.

For anyone who may be interested, I have managed to find a supply of
reclaimed tiles to match my existing roof. They come from a company
called Clydesdale roofing supplies who seem to have a number of
outlets around the north-west. They normally deal in new materials
but seem to keep a small stock of reclaimed tiles. Unfortunately I am
having to pay a little more than I would for new tiles (£1 +vat per
tile) but having rung around a few places, everyone agrees this is a
realistic price given the difficulty finding them.

Thanks for all the help/advice.