Plain tile fittings
Plain tile fittings are the specially shaped tiles that finish a roof or tile-hung wall at its edges and corners. Tudor handmakes eave and top tiles, gable tiles, and 90° external and internal angles, in the same clay, sands and colours as our plain tiles.
Fittings for edges and corners
Eave and top tiles
Catalogue no. 16
Shorter tiles that start the double overlap at the eaves and finish it under the ridge.
Gable tile
Catalogue no. 12
A wider tile for the verge at a gable end.
External angle
Catalogue no. 13
Wraps an outside corner of a tile-hung wall. 265 mm long, 90°.
Internal angle
Catalogue no. 18
Lines an inside corner of a tile-hung wall. 265 mm long, 90°.
Why plain tile fittings matter
A handmade roof is only as good as its edges. Fittings made from the same clay and sand as the tiles weather the same way, so corners, verges and eaves don’t stand out as the roof ages.
Angles are made at 90° as standard. Other angles, and fittings for unusual details, can be made to order. About bespoke fittings.
Peg tile roofs use a peg eave instead of an eave tile: see Kent peg tiles. For the top and corners of the roof, see ridge tiles and hip and valley tiles.
Plain tile fittings: specification
| Eave and top tiles | Shortened plain tiles for the first and last courses |
|---|---|
| External and internal angles | 265 mm long, 90° as standard |
| Gable tiles | For verges at gable ends |
| Colours | All standard Tudor colours |
| Standard | BS EN 1304, UKCA and CE marked |
Figures are nominal averages: handmade tiles vary slightly by design. E&OE.
Made to BS EN 1304 with UKCA and CE marking, and tested every year by Lucideon, a UKAS-accredited laboratory. See the certificates.
Colours
Made in every colour of the Tudor range, each packed separately so your roofer can blend them on site.
Questions about plain tile fittings
What are eave tiles?
Shorter tiles laid as the first course at the eaves, so the double overlap of a plain tile roof starts correctly. Top tiles do the same job under the ridge.
What angle are your angle tiles?
90 degrees as standard. Other angles can be made to order.
Where are external and internal angles used?
Mostly on tile-hung walls, where the tiling turns an outside or inside corner.
Also in the range
Handmade plain tilesThe classic nibbed clay tile, 265 × 165 mm, with a deep double camber.
Tile hangingHandmade plain and ornamental tiles for walls, gables and dormers.
Hip and valley tilesBonnet, Kent, Sussex and eyebrow hips, and a universal valley tile.
Ridge tilesFive ridge shapes and two vented ridges, about 310 mm long.
See the tiles before you choose
We deliver samples by hand wherever we can, and you are welcome at the factory in Lydd by appointment.