The idea of roof vents existed for hundreds of years with natural vents employed in chinese buildings during the tang dynasty natural ventilation ducts in the buddhist monks caves and wind catchers incorporated in arabian architecture.
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The united states still uses imperial units of measurement and framing members are typically spaced sixteen or twenty four inches apart.
Slate tiles are by far the most expensive with average costs running between 1 000 and 4 000 per square.
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In the uk a concrete tiled roof would normally have rafters at 600 mm 24 in centers roof battens at 300 mm 12 in centers and ceiling joists at 400 mm 16 in centers.
Vent roofs with steeples towers or cupolas can be found in different buildings from barns to cathedrals.
This is offset though by the long life a tile roof will enjoy.
One estimate illustrates the importance of the price difference.
An average clay tile roof costs between 675 to 1400 per square 100 sf of roof area.
Whether through our shelters or our housing programs we are committed to providing the safety protection and dignity of a roof above.
To place a concrete tile roof on a fairly common home with a roof area of 1 500 square feet could cost between 6 000 and 15 000.
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It could cost between 10 500 and 45 000 to give a clay tile roof to the same house.