They overlap a lot, less than 50% of a slate tile is visible https://www.gbrroofing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-slate-roofing-5.jpg
On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 21:48 Philip Barnes, <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > Slate is a natural material, quarried from sedimentary rock, they tend to > be very smooth and not overlap too much. Usually found on older buildings, > are rare on modern buildings unless they are in a conservative area and > need to fit in. > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate#/media/File%3ASt_Fagans_Tannery_7.jpg > > Tiles are moulded from clay and are designed to lock together and overlap. > Common on more modern buildings. > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_tiles#/media/File%3ARoof-Tile-3149.jpg > > Phil (trigpoint) > > On 10 March 2023 18:53:09 GMT, Timothy Noname <hervb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> How are slate roof tiles totally different to roof tiles? >> They are both manufactured to a certain size and laid in an overlapping >> pattern? >> >> On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 17:19 Philip Barnes, <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 2023-03-10 at 16:01 +0000, Timothy Noname wrote: >>> > Slate roof tiles >>> > roof:material=slate >>> > Or >>> > roof:material=roof_tiles >>> > >>> > I admit I've used both in the past. >>> >>> Tiles are totally different to slates, I would never consider a slate >>> to be a tile. >>> >>> Other than being used for roofing, they are different and easily >>> identified. >>> >>> Phil (trigpoint) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>> >> _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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