Every source I've seen indicates that slate is a type of roof tile and that roof tiles don't need to interlock to be roof tiles.
On Sat, 11 Mar 2023, 08:35 Warin, <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Slate in comparison to a rood tile is flat and not of a uniform dimension. > > > Roof tiles can be made of terracotta, fired glazed clay or concrete- They > are made to a uniform pattern that overlaps and keys in to the other tiles. > > > On 11/3/23 10:49, Timothy Noname wrote: > > They overlap a lot, less than 50% of a slate tile is visible > https://www.gbrroofing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-slate-roofing-5.jpg > > On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 21:48 Philip Barnes, <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > >> Slate is a natural material, quarried from sedimentary rock, they tend to >> be very smooth and not overlap too much. Usually found on older buildings, >> are rare on modern buildings unless they are in a conservative area and >> need to fit in. >> >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate#/media/File%3ASt_Fagans_Tannery_7.jpg >> >> Tiles are moulded from clay and are designed to lock together and >> overlap. Common on more modern buildings. >> >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_tiles#/media/File%3ARoof-Tile-3149.jpg >> >> Phil (trigpoint) >> >> On 10 March 2023 18:53:09 GMT, Timothy Noname <hervb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> How are slate roof tiles totally different to roof tiles? >>> They are both manufactured to a certain size and laid in an overlapping >>> pattern? >>> >>> On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 17:19 Philip Barnes, <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, 2023-03-10 at 16:01 +0000, Timothy Noname wrote: >>>> > Slate roof tiles >>>> > roof:material=slate >>>> > Or >>>> > roof:material=roof_tiles >>>> > >>>> > I admit I've used both in the past. >>>> >>>> Tiles are totally different to slates, I would never consider a slate >>>> to be a tile. >>>> >>>> Other than being used for roofing, they are different and easily >>>> identified. >>>> >>>> Phil (trigpoint) >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tagging mailing list >>>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing > listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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