How to Install Mexican Tejas - Roof Tiles | Hugo Reyes y Fernando Martinez

[@susanthompson9782]

Beautiful craftsmanship

[@sportsonwheelss]

did the tiles got nailed onto the roof deck at all? How does it withstand strong wind if it is not nailed down?

[@Bikewithlove]

1:48 - Sound design by Alan Splet

[@loboxx337]

How do you fasten each tile to the roof?

[@buildinginmexico]

This particular roof isn't very steep and the tiles are held in place by their own weight. The ridge is cemented, as are the edges. All else is just sitting there, which is normal for these tiles. When we tile a very steep roof we staple a wire mesh to the deck, drill a hole in each tile, and use wire to attach the tiles to the mesh.

[@loboxx337]

@@buildinginmexico Thank you for your response, best wishes.

[@megamind3285]

So the tiles are not braced into the roof by anything ? 🤔

[@buildinginmexico]

That's correct. Just the edge and ridge are cemented. We have drilled them and wired them in situations where the roof is very steep but that's not the case here.

[@selwynperry7459]

😂you wouldn't get to roof my home..kiwi clay tile roofer

[@flash1143]

Can you share the contact of the workers?

[@buildinginmexico]

Are you in the Valle de Bravo area?

[@flash1143]

@@buildinginmexicoI live in El Oro ít is 1 hor from there.

[@buildinginmexico]

@@danhouston2715 Generally these tiles are cemented into place only on the ridge of the roof line and on the exposed edges of the gables. Otherwise the tiles are just laid in place. The exception is on very steep roofs where they may be drilled and wired together. We've never encountered what you're describing but it sounds like you're in an area that is subjected to freezing weather, a condition that isn't an issue in the climates where these tiles were developed and have been in use for centuries. You will probably need to use a torch to release the tiles from the tar.

[@buildinginmexico]

@@danhouston2715 Trying to picture that. What would be the purpose of the 2 x 4s?

[@buildinginmexico]

@@danhouston2715 If that's what he's doing, it defeats the purpose of the design of the tiles, as the bottom tiles form a waterproof trough and the top tiles taper in the opposite direction to direct the water into the trough.