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Terracotta wall capping tiles?


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We are trying to locate some terracotta wall capping tiles without success..........all we can find are proper roofing tiles which are not right for the job.

What we need are smaller than normal tiles, with parallel sides, not tapered like the roof tiles. 

Does anyone (a) know what they are called in French (I would call them pantiles in English) and (b) know where we might locate some?

We are in 34 (Herault).

Thanks in advance!

Amanda

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I would call them "Tuiles de Rives droite or gauche" but your explanation is a bit vague (you say parallel you might want to say perpendicular)Try this link.

http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://www.n-r-e.fr/img/schema_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.n-r-e.fr/lexique-de-la-couverture-zinguerie-gouttiere-pvc-zinc-pose-de-fenetres-de-toit-maison-neuve-renovation-petites-reparations-bardage-lexique-de-la-couverture-n-r-e-groffliers-pas-de-calais-62.php&usg=__D43xShgT2dglD2rk_MGANjCmn6o=&h=495&w=663&sz=76&hl=fr&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=V205IsWAPfuXNM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtuiles%2Bde%2Brives%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dfr%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1

or

http://www.asturienne.fr/cote-technique/couvrir-en-tuiles-X127S5R44
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Thanks for your reply Eric.  I have googled tuiles de rives and they are not what I am thinking about.

To try to describe them better - it's a bit like if a terracotta pipe was split vertically - so you have a tile that is equal in width all the way down, and curved in the middle.  You put them on top of plain walls as a finishing decoration.

Amanda

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If it's a cylinder cut in half lenghtways these are called "tuile canal". The older type tuile canal are said to have been made on nun's thighs hence their form wider at the top and narower towards the knee.....
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http://www.imerys-toiture.com/famille-de-tuile/canal/tuile-canal.asp

Respectfully suggest you read through the description in the link above. You can ridge in canal tiles but ridge tiles with parallel sides, which was what was requested are available. I am sure somebody can make a better pass at the French than me.

C’est la tuile Canal qui est la plus ancienne des tuiles.

Inventée par les romains, elle se compose d’une tuile de courant (dessous) et d’une tuile de couvert (dessus), chacun des éléments étant de forme conique. Ces tuiles se bloquent elles-mêmes par glissement

The Canal tile is the oldest form of tile.

Invented by the Romans, they are composed of running/ under tiles and covering/top tiles each of these is in a conical (not semi circular form). The tiles block each other against slipping.

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[quote user="savoirflair"]Thanks for your reply Eric.  I have googled tuiles de rives and they are not what I am thinking about.

To try to describe them better - it's a bit like if a terracotta pipe was split vertically - so you have a tile that is equal in width all the way down, and curved in the middle.  You put them on top of plain walls as a finishing decoration.

Amanda
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Pantiles have an S section and bear no resemblance to "split pipes" the only similarity is that the longitudinal limits are parallel.

[IMG]http://www.salvo.co.uk/images/userimgs/29078/10-000-reclaimed-pantiles_45318_1.jpg[/IMG]

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If I am correct in thinking what you are loking for then we bought some form Point P in Carcassonne. Looking at the end of them they look like a very flat 'D' going to a flat point at the round of the 'D', if that makes sense. I got them to cut in 1/2 length wise to do a finish to a step on the terrace for our pool.

I have had a look at the Point P web site, but I couldn't find them there, but they definately have them in thier yard. They are about 18 inches long by 9 or 10 inches wide and hollow terre cuite.

They look nothing like the tulle for roofing and are definately for the topping on walling.

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Tuile couvre-mur canal à bords parralèles.
Couvre-mur du Périgord.
Couvre-mur Roman

Possibly you used  Couvre-mur Roman, particularly adaptable to non straight walls as in curvy walls; see image below

[IMG]http://www.tuilerielambert.fr/images/orki/image_191.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.tuilerielambert.fr/images/orki/image_190.jpg[/IMG]

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However in the depths of Deux-Sèvres we just use tuiles "tige de bottes", the small end of the "courants" face down and the big ends of the "chapeaus" similarly face down; thereby retaining the parallel disposition of the centre lines of the rows. On the other hand if the muret of the wall is curved the freedom of positioning of the "tige de botte" accomodates easily such curvature. A local Deux-Sèvrien artisan produced tuile will cost around € 0.50 each.  http://www.atelierdelaterrecuite.fr/
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Here are a couple of, not too good, photos of the ones I used. They are about 5 inches, 1/2 the complete cap stone.

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Johns/Halfcapstone1.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Johns/Halfcapstone3.jpg[/IMG]

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In Deux-Sèvres the traditional "genoise" on the facade of a building is done by skilled local maçons using traditional "tige de bottes" tuiles canales. The tuiles are placed with their courant facing down with a slight in chain sur-elevation to accomodate the lack of parallel juxtaposition. The genoise is done as a single, double or even triple range of tiles; whilst the genoise adds a distinctive touch to the facade it's purpose is in fact principally functional allowing the rain to be thrown clear of the facade and avoiding staining of the wall. Of course with a house less than 500 metres from a listed monument and  the Architect de Batiments de France would not take kindly to mass produced industrial corniches in terre cuite.

Glad to have been of help. Good luck with your "new build" on a lotissement.[:)]

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