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Angle Cutting TilesTiles are angle cut to fit into one of the the roof valleys . dozerSep 26, 2011
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Lifting Tiles into PlaceThe tile guys are lifting the tiles into place and setting them on the battens. dozerSep 26, 2011
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Plastic SheetingPlastic sheeting is laid down no top of the 20 mm plywood walkway to protect it from rain.dozerSep 26, 2011
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Interior of Roof StructureA shot of the interior of the roof structure with the tile battens in place.dozerSep 26, 2011
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Fixing Roof LevelAny areas of the roof that are 'slightly out of shape' as declared by the roofing engineer must be rectified by welding in a 1 by 1 inch riser to correct the level of the roof batten.dozerSep 26, 2011
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Fixing Roof LevelWelding in a small riser to correct the roof level. dozerSep 26, 2011
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Batten Close UpThe roof battens are screwed into the roof structure using special roofing screws (threaded with head of screw formed as drill bit to enable the screws to penetrate the metal with no pilot hole necessary).dozerSep 26, 2011
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Batten MaterialA close up of the batten material used to hold the ceramic tiles in place.dozerSep 26, 2011
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Batten Material InstalledThe prefab aluminum alloy batten pieces installed over the roof structure.dozerSep 26, 2011
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Gable CoveringThe thinner shera brand fascia covering was used for the gables. dozerSep 26, 2011
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Double Box SectionsThe exterior of the roof structure was done with double box sections of 3.2mm 2x4.dozerSep 26, 2011
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FasciaThis project used the heavier conwood (6" and 8") as fascia. This seems to work better than the thinner Shera fascia as the conwood doesn't warp over time.dozerSep 26, 2011
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