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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1) Tiles are much more easily removable and cut incase of damage and/or weird shape of roof.
2) Tiles are much quieter in rain and other conditions than big sheets of anything (Also can technically hold more heat and weight in snow based on certain conditions)
3) No tent-like material can last 20 years
4) Even if you think buildings in the city last much longer, which is true, it can almost double the cost of your house by simply getting the materials for that. City buildings are massive and have massive budgets anyway, another 100-300k for a zinc/copper/metal roof would make sense so those buildings don’t have to replace those things for like 50-100 years (some roofs in cities can even last much longer but haven’t been around long enough to find out).
Easiest way possible, think of it like this. Would you rather pay 10k every 25 years for a nice, quiet, and better looking roof, or 100k for a flat, loud and blank roof that will last 100-150 years?
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