Kent Peg Tile Roofing

Available in two textures.

Kent peg tile roofing.

We are a craft roofer accredited memeber. Spicer tiles have over 25 years of experience manufacturing peg tiles so you can rest assured that when purchasing spicer handmade clay tiles you ll be receiving the highest quality peg tiles around. Each tile has its own features from fingerprints to smiles. The roof and roof timbers are distinguishing features of a listed building and with expert workmanship they will last for many more years.

The most common problem with tile concrete tile fiber cement and other types of masonry roofing is cracking. In addition to peg eave and gable tiles ornamental tiles and tapered oast tiles are also produced to create a roof that is a little bit special. Wherever possible we will repair rather than replace and use salvaged and reclaimed materials or natural alternatives. All our kent peg accessories are brought from babylon tile works.

Tiles were used together with thatch for roofing until the. The traditional kent peg tile measures about 9in x 6in and is generally thought to be the smallest of the tiles while peg tiles in hampshire are often 13in x 7in and sussex 10in x 6in. Spicer tiles are ideal for new build properties as well as blending in with original peg tiles for renovation on older buildings. In 1355 kent peg tiles were recorded as costing 2 shillings per 1 000 in 1483 they were 5 shillings per 1 000.

Original kent peg tiles were always made with locally dug clay. Tyler hill was a major tile producer in the medieval period. Spicer handmade clay peg tiles. Lead chimney work listed period properties stone slating and renovation work.

The visual characteristics a peg tile lends to a roof is second to none. For anything but an occasional cracked or broken tile hire a roofer. Expert advice on how to repair tile and masonry roofs including fixing holes and cracks and tips for replacing broken roof tiles. A smile is created in the mould when the excess clay is removed.

Kent peg tiles have been widely used in canterbury since the 14th century. We can relay kent pegs or lay new kent pegs from babylon tile works of staplehurst kent. Kent peg tiles have adorned roofs across kent and the surrounding home counties for hundreds of years certainly if not thousands. Many country estates had their own brickworks producing a range of wares from bricks and tile to land drains and chimney pots.

We are on the nfrc heritage roofing registrar reg no ko21 all our team members are experienced in kent peg tiling. Probably the earliest and largest tile works in kent was at tylers hill near canterbury which was producing pottery and roof tiles from roman times up until at least 1877. Kent peg tiling listed building specialists from tenterden covering kent.