#Breathable rafter tails design free#

The soffits and fascia were added to the tiny house. Here she is fixing the battens to the street side gable (her father was there to assist!) The window recess required lead flashing before the window could be fitted. The first batten row is doubled to allow for the tiles to sit at the correct angle away from the wall.

#Breathable rafter tails design free#

We used reclaimed tiles that matched out property and were picked up using freecycle (online community where instead of going to landfill, your unwanted items are advertised and free for others). The method is similar to the fitting the tiles to the roof.

Tile hanging the gable ends was part of the design since it tied in with the design of our property. Fixing the ridge tiles into place (my wonderful father is doing this job!) The curved tile doesn’t have any holes for fixing with nails so it must be secured into place using render. The ridge of the roof is finished with a row of the smaller eaves tiles and then a ridge tile. The edges are neatened by filling in the gaps with render against the tile ends and firfix. The block work has been filled in using the roof line as a guide. Tiles are hung from the battens and are fitted staggered.

The first row of tiles is made up of shorter tiles (eaves tiles) so the battens are closer at this point and need to be raised a little as they do not sit on an existing row. We needed to start at the lowest point and work your way up. This way, the overlap allowed for water to run off the roof rather than through the roof.įirfix was fitted at the edge of the building lining up with the edge of the tiles.īattens were fixed by screwing through the felt and into the rafters. We started at the bottom and worked our way up. The felt is a soft fabric that can be attached in long lengths across the rafters with staples or tacks. When the all the rafters had been fitted, a layer of breathable felt was laid over the roof structure and fixed in place. Fitting the tiles gives a really finished feel and hopefully, a watertight building!