Plum red

Dreadnought Plum red smoothfaced plain clay tiles

In the late 19th and early 20th century, deep red smoothfaced machine made plain clay roof tiles were particularly popular on dominant buildings and churches.

Most current red plain clay roof tiles tend to be more pink in appearance than tiles produced a century ago. However, the Dreadnought Plum Red Smoothface traditional single camber clay tiles provide a colour and finish indistinguishable from the traditional tiles of old.

Smoothfaced

Request sample

Case Studies

St John the Evangelist Church, Dulwich

Highly Commended project in the "Best Ecclesiastical Refurbishment" category at the CRTC awards

Plum Red and Country Brown with ornamental tiles and bespoke handed hips

Plum Red tiles with bands of ornamental Country Brown Plum Red tiles with ornamentals and specials

The versatility and distinctiveness of clay tiles means they restore character, charm and historical magic to refurbishment and heritage projects. The end result at St John the Evangelist Church is superb and the new spire roof has given the building a whole new lease of life as it towers over its neighbouring streets of Victorian houses. Full Details

Clementsbury

The original tiles on Clements Farm were a natural deep rich red and the Dreadnought Plum Red Smoothfaced traditional single camber tile provided a colour indistinguishable from the originals. Special crested ridges and finials were manufactured to match the originals. Full Details

Arts and Crafts Restoration Sandford House

Sandford House is a 'B' Listed Arts and Crafts House built in 1902 near to Dundee in Scotland and its renovation has featured on BBC’s Restoration Home with Caroline Quentin. The old Rosemary clay roof tiles on the main part of the house date back to 1910 and they are still in place on the roof and looking good but the concrete tiles on the “holiday homes wing” were starting to disintegrate and had faded to a dull grey. The owners decided to replace them with clay tiles to match the original Rosemarys and found that many tiles on the market today are not naturally coloured but have applied artificial stains. However they found Dreadnought’s Plum Red tiles to be an excellent colour match. Full Details

Technical Info

Dreadnought Tiles conform to BS EN 1304:2013 and should be fixed in accordance with BS 5534 "Slating and Tiling" part 1 & 2 and BS 8000 Part 6.
Frozen-Icon2 web Freeze Thaw Standards require plain clay tiles for use in the U.K. to withstand at least 150 freeze / thaw cycles under method E of European Standard EN 539-2:2013. At Dreadnought Tiles we regard this as too low for our climate and we therefore test our tiles to withstand in excess of 400 cycles.

Download Freeze Thaw Testing Report >>

Download this info as a pdf >>

Download Specification sheet as a word doc >>

	Tiles	Eaves	Gable
Size	265x 165 mm	215x 165 mm	265 x 248 mm
Weight	1.19 kg	0.95 kg	1.8 kg
Pattern	Traditional Single Camber
Material	Etruria Marl	Etruria Marl	Etruria Marl

	Pitched Roofs	Vertical
Minimum Lap	65 mm	32 mm
Maximum Gauge	100 mm	115 mm
Approx Weight at Maximum Gauge	71 kg/m²	63 kg/m²
Nails	38 x 2.65 mm alloy	38 x 2.65 mm alloy
Battens	38 x 25 mm	38 x 25 mm
Minimum Pitch	35 degree

Quantity Guide

Tiles @ 100mm Gauge	60m²
115mm Gauge	53m²
Eaves/Tops	6/lineal metre
Gable (Tile and Half)	5/lineal metre of verge
Hips and Valleys	10/lineal metre of main rafter
Ridges	Supplied in 300 mm and 450 mm lengths

Relevant Fixing Standards

BS 5534 2014	Code of Practice for Slating and Tiling
BS 8000-6.2013	Workmanship on Building Sites
BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010	UK National Annex to Eurocode 1 -Actions on Structures - Part 1-4: General actions - wind actions

Environmental Info

Place of Manufacture: Brierley Hill, UK
Environmental Management: ISO 14001 Download Certificate
Quality Management: ISO 9001 Download Certificate
Life Cycle: BRE 'A+' rating
Freeze Thaw Testing to in excess of 400 cycles Download Freeze Thaw Test Certificate >>
Energy: Fired in gas kilns to 1130 degrees
Raw materials: Etruria Marl Clay from our local quarry in Brierley Hill, sand
Lifespan: > 60 years. Second hand tiles that have been on roofs in excess of 100 years often sell for more than new tiles on the 2nd hand market
Recyclability: Can be crushed and used as aggregate and/or as an inert bulk fill
Packaging: We keep packaging to a minimum using wooden pallets. We do not shrink wrap or use plastic straps.

Find out more about Dreadnought Tiles approach to sustainability

Download our Quality and Environmental Policy

Roof Components

BIM

Dreadnought BIM Objects

Request Sample

Machine-Made Sample Request Form

Please complete this form to let us know which samples you would like. Due to the high courier cost in sending them out, we cannot supply them free of charge in all cases.

Enter not this field:

I'd like to receive a copy of Dreadnought Tiles' current brochure:
Sign up for our newsletter. If you do not wish to receive our quarterly newsletter, please uncheck this box:

Choose Samples

Machine Made Sample 1:
Machine Made Sample 2:
Machine Made Sample 3:

Please complete details of your project in the space below, together with quantities and timescales if possible. We may need to contact you prior to sending samples out to confirm your requirements, so please provide your day time contact details with your sample request. Please also note there is a substantial courier cost to send out samples and we cannot supply samples free of charge in all cases.

Type of Work:*
Customer type:*
Expected start date:*
More project information:
Approx Square Metre of product required:*
Name:*
Address:*
Postcode:*
Email:*
Tel:*
Where did you hear about Dreadnought Tiles?:*

Tell us more about how you heard about us:
Please click to confirm:*

*Indicates a field you must enter.