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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People think tiles look nicer than sheets. Many buildings do have flat roofs, and have sheets of material because people who can’t see the roof don’t care how it looks.
Replacing a few broken tiles is easier than replacing an entire sheet, even when only part of the sheet is damaged.
Tiles are good at keeping heat in and noise out.
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