Why do we use tiles for roofs instead of a smooth flat sheet?

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Why roof tiles exist. I understand why we don’t have flat roofs, but why do we have hundreds of tiles that sort of overlap each other and can be pulled or blown off easily?

Why aren’t roofs like a giant tent, still A shaped but each side is just a big sheet of whatever weatherproof material we got?

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Depends where you live. In Aus, we use colour bond tin metal sheets with ridge capping. Light, strong and durable. The sheets are about a ~1m wide and can be +6m in length. So while you still need multiple sheets and some have to be cut to suit, its a much quicker and easier way to lay a roof.

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