Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of clay tile roof - R.tsubin/Getty Images A clay tile roof can make your home feel like a Mediterranean getaway, so it's ...

There are a plethora of roofing materials available for our homes today. But, how many of them are eco-friendly and have the ability to last for a lifetime? Clay roofing tiles give you all these and ...

Many South Floridians think tile roofs are among the strongest against hurricanes. For years, insurance companies gave homeowners discounts on their premiums for installing them. But some insurers ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...

In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...

One of the most ubiquitous architectural elements around the world is the clay roof tile. Clay tiles have a history dating back to the Neolithic Age. They were first used as roofing in China and then ...