The brick tile or other materials through the overlap creates discontinuous roofs for pitched roofs.

The slope should not be less than 30/35% to avoid infiltration.

There are various types of shingles:

• Portuguese tiles, have a flat part and a curved part. Price € 0.70 / each.

• Florentine tiles called coppo, only have a curved part. Price € 0.60 / each

• Roman roof or tile, it is flat with two raised edges, it is used coupled with tile roof tiles. Price € 0.75 / each.

• Canadian shingles, these are thin sheets made from bitumen and often protected by slate sand. Price around € 10 per square meter.

• Wooden shingles, thin wooden planks, are superimposed on staggered courses. The bigger they are, the more precious they are. Larch shingle price 30x10cm 0.85 € / each.
      

• Chianche, Chiancarelle, Piura in flint stone, slate, beola and jelly. The stone worked by exploiting the stratification of the stone forms the slats.

Laying of Tegole e Coppi

Some precautions for a correct laying of the roofs.

                                                                                                                                                                                   

slope	Laying tiles	Tile overlay	Laying tiles
> 60%	Integral fixing	7 cm	Necessary fastening
45-60%	Fixing the eaves and 2 roof tiles every 5 in the rest of the roof	Tile overlay	Necessary fastening
35-45%	No fixation	7 cm	Appropriate fixation
30-35%	No fixation	9 cm	Appropriate fixation