Keep the tiles on when it's
Submitted by qui già on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 14:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to Keep the tiles on when it's by qui già
Common down our way... big
Submitted by bunterboy on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 16:28In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Wind, overhang on eaves and verges!
Submitted by Fillide on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 18:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Yes - it is for wind lift. Remember, trad Italian roofs have much bigger overhangs on the eaves (the bit which overhangs the 'long sides' of a pitched roof), and also on the verges which overhang the gables. It's also a bit of an aesthetic nicety on more modern roofs - just for the crack, as it were. Not strictly necessary on a reconstructed roof, where the builder will have mortared in the tiles at the extremities, but it gives us somethiing to talk about (and Gubbio is VERY windy!)