Choosing the ideal roofing material plays a significant role in planning and construction of your dream home as a clever decision is capable of not only adding aesthetic appeal to your abode but also is an invest for life. Clay tile has been ‘the roof material’ among Sri Lankans for generations mainly due to its financial and environmental benefits.

Even though alternative roofing solutions such as asbestos and cement tiles are available, majority of Sri Lankans tend to choose clay tiles due to its numerous benefits. Choosing the appropriate roof material is a crucial step in house construction. This hundred percent natural product has many positive qualities apart from the apparent aesthetic beauty, making it the most desired roofing material for tropical climate.

• Aesthetic appeal

  Splendour and style blended in one roofing solution making your dream-home a reality. Clay tile soothers the beholder’s eyes making your home aesthetically appealing.

• Aging benefits

  Unlike alternative roofing materials clay tile has aging benefits. Clay tile not only boasts a longer life-time but also it improves with time and weathering.

• Durability

  Clay tile is renowned for its long lifespan and sustainability.

• Eco-friendly

  Clay is a hundred percent natural, renewable material with a long lifespan and little negative impact on environment. It is a widely accepted truth that unlike many other roofing materials, clay tiles do not have a negative impact on human health.

• Economical benefits

  Research has found out that clay tiles can reduce energy cost of your house by decreasing the energy required to control temperature in your house. Instead of absorbing the heat, clay tiles reflect the heat thus regulating the internal temperature of your home.
  
  Clay tile has a longer lifespan compared to alternative roofing materials. Choosing clay tiles is a smart investment for lifetime as the maintenance and repair cost is low. Actually clay tiles require little maintenance overtime. Unlike clay tiles, many alternative roofing solutions require owners to repair and replace their roof between few year gaps. When it comes to clay roof tiles most of the time annual repairing is limited to replacing a few tiles.

• Heat insulation

  Clay tiles display insulating properties sealing and protecting the atmosphere of your home. Instead of absorbing the heat, clay tiles reflect the heat making clay the ideal roofing material for houses in tropical countries. As heat is not absorbed clay tiles regulate internal temperature of your home.
  
  Clay tiles have the ability to increase the efficiency of heating or cooling systems of your house.

• Resistance

  Being a 100% natural product, clay tiles possess an amazing strength to withstand climatic changes particularly humidity and heat without changing its’ colour or shape for decades.
  
  Clay roof tiles are famous for its’ fire-proof quality. Clay tiles can resist fire.
  
  Clay tiles are insect-proof. Even though clay is a hundred percent natural material, the tile manufacturing procedure turns soft clay into a protective shield against natural threats such as weather and insects.