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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It’s not just rain you have to worry about: there’s snow, wind, hail, sun, and the occasional piece of falling debris.

That being said, **a** tile is cheap. That means any damage taken can be replaced in square feet rather than replacing an entire roof outright.

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