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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Not every roof is the same shape. If you have to custom make roof sheets for every roof, it gets more expensive than just using a bunch of smaller pieces that you can cut into shape if needed, and these smaller pieces will be cheaper because of mass production. Also if parts get damaged, it’s cheaper to repair the damaged parts than installing an entire new roof. And finally because it’s easier to transport and install a roof if it’s in bundles of smaller pieces instead of one giant piece.
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