FLEXIBLE TILE LAYING METHOD Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC E04D1/00 

FIELD: construction, particularly roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements.

SUBSTANCE: method involves preparing roof base for further flexible tile laying; laying flexible tiles on base in rows beginning from roof edge in direction transversal to base inclination, wherein peelable film is separated from main flexible tile strip before tile laying and tile strip is pressed against the base so that lower adhesive surface thereof faces the base; fastening upper edge of main flexible tile strip to the base by roofing nails along with aligning lower edges of copping row with main flexible tile strip edges; covering joints and perforation lines with extensions of main flexible tile strips; laying additional flexible tile strip over main one so that lower edge of additional flexible tile strip is in register with upper edge of additional flexible tile strip extensions; fastening additional flexible tile strip to the base by means of roofing nails; connecting additional flexible tile strip with main flexible tile strip by adhesive layer; laying next flexible tile strip over additional one so that next flexible tile strip overlaps additional one and lower edges of next flexible tile strip are in register with that of additional flexible tile strips; securing next flexible tile strip to the base and to additional flexible tile strip. During flexible tile laying lower edges of main and next flexible tile strips defined in roof inclination direction must have extensions.

EFFECT: extended service life, increased roof strength and air-tightness.

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