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   4Lorn1 | Aug 17, 2002 08:19am | #1

   Several companies produce a pressed steel roof tile that resembles Spanish tile. The better ones look OK and from a distance could be mistaken for the real thing. A quick Google search "metal roof tiles" yielded lots of sites. One that looked promising.

   http://www.met-tile.com/

   I think USSteel also produces a line. These sorts of things are becoming popular in Florida. Quite a few commercial buildings use them. The number of homes with this type of product is increasing partially because the steel tiles have a higher wind resistance than the clay tiles. The clay ones are frowned upon because they can be shattered by debris in a hurricane and become missiles themselves. The intersection of the SFBC (south Florida building Code) and a desire to reproduce the historic Spanish tile look is making the steel version more popular.

   I don't know why you won't consider metal as they are, so far, superior to most of your other options. As with most things there are good and bad in the market. Some so close to clay they are hard to tell apart and some down right hideous.

   
   

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   Edited 8/17/2002 1:25:19 AM ET by 4LORN1

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   LisaWL | Aug 17, 2002 09:12pm | #2

   Nothing matches the beauty of real tile, but if you can't do that then the metal tiles are indeed a viable alternative.  We have a metal tile roof, same color as Spanish tile, and are satisfied with it.  Some people don't even realize it's metal (although it's a very different look to me).  We had a tree fall on the living room this spring, and only the ridge tiles needed to be replaced.  The others could just be popped back into shape.  Might be worth considering.

   "A completed home is a listed home."