Novel rigid tile, rigid tile apparatus, methods of making and use are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of mounting rigid tile with a nail gun providing a protruding nail tip used as a nail passage or depression finder in the rigid tile. Another embodiment includes a metal rooftile having at least one fastener passage having pre-formed spacer section extending from the upper surface of the metal rooftile to space a fastener head or end from the upper surface of the metal rooftile. Yet another embodiment provides a unitary ganged set of rigid rooftiles. A tile bottom-side covering sealing bent T-trim can be utilized to cover open underside areas of a right rooftile. A novel installation method and rigid rooftile installation kit can utilize embodiments of the structures and methods stated above and, as desired, yet additional structure such as differently structured rigid rooftile components and trim components of differing shapes and sizes as desired.

A snow-melting roof tile according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a metal roof tile including a main cover part, a first bending part bent vertically and located at a first edge in a first direction of the main cover part and, and a second bending part bent vertically and located at a second edge in the first direction, opposite to the first edge of the main cover part; a heat generation part located an upper portion or lower portion of the metal roof tile; and a fixing part for fixing the heat generation part to the metal roof tile, wherein the heat generation part can generate heat to heat the metal roof tile, thereby melting snow on the metal roof tile.

Metal roofing includes metal roof-covering sheets or tiles having apertures along longitudinal end edges for coupling a pair of the sheets in an overlapping condition. One fastening arrangement comprises a fastener having a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction and fastening features at longitudinally spaced positions along the shaft. The fastening features may comprise a fastening peg or an opening receiving a fastening member therethrough. The pegs and openings may be combined in such a manner that at least two of the features cooperate with the apertures of the respective sheet in opposing transverse directions so as to longitudinally offset the apertures in the overlapping condition. Another fastening arrangement comprises a roof-covering sheet locating fastenings pegs which are spaced inward of the apertures in a longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to form the longitudinal offset between the respective sets of apertures.

Metal roofing includes metal roof-covering sheets or tiles having apertures along longitudinal end edges for coupling a pair of the sheets in an overlapping condition. One fastening arrangement comprises a fastener having a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction and fastening features at longitudinally spaced positions along the shaft. The fastening features may comprise a fastening peg or an opening receiving a fastening member therethrough. The pegs and openings may be combined in such a manner that at least two of the features cooperate with the apertures of the respective sheet in opposing transverse directions so as to longitudinally offset the apertures in the overlapping condition. Another fastening arrangement comprises a roof-covering sheet locating fastenings pegs which are spaced inward of the apertures in a longitudinal direction of the sheet so as to form the longitudinal offset between the respective sets of apertures.

A roofing system having at least one underlayment layer; at least two nail fasteners attached to the at least one underlayment layer and into the roof deck, wherein the head of each of the nail fasteners is above the at underlayment layer and the shaft is driven through the underlayment layer and into the roof deck; at least one bead of adhesive applied above the underlayment layer; and at least one metal roofing panels placed on the at least one bead of adhesive applied above the underlayment layer, wherein the at least one metal roofing panels are above the at least two nail fasteners and the at least two nail fasteners do not penetrate the at least one metal roofing panels.

A tile replacement mounting system includes a base flashing between an attachment bracket and an installation surface. The attachment bracket is attached to the installation surface with a fastener. A post is connected to the attachment bracket, and an extender arm is connected to the post. A mounting clamp assembly is connected to the extender arm and is used to connect to a solar panel.

Novel rigid tile, rigid tile apparatus, methods of making and use are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of mounting rigid tile with a nail gun providing a protruding nail tip used as a nail passage or depression finder in the rigid tile. Another embodiment includes a metal rooftile having at least one fastener passage having pre-formed spacer section extending from the upper surface of the metal rooftile to space a fastener head or end from the upper surface of the metal rooftile. Yet another embodiment provides a unitary ganged set of rigid rooftiles. A tile bottom-side covering sealing bent T-trim can be utilized to cover open underside areas of a right rooftile. A novel installation method and rigid rooftile installation kit can utilize embodiments of the structures and methods stated above and, as desired, yet additional structure such as differently structured rigid rooftile components and trim components of differing shapes and sizes as desired.

Novel rigid tile, rigid tile apparatus, methods of making and use are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of mounting rigid tile with a nail gun providing a protruding nail tip used as a nail passage or depression finder in the rigid tile. Another embodiment includes a metal rooftile having at least one fastener passage having pre-formed spacer section extending from the upper surface of the metal rooftile to space a fastener head or end from the upper surface of the metal rooftile. Yet another embodiment provides a unitary ganged set of rigid rooftiles. A tile bottom-side covering sealing bent T-trim can be utilized to cover open underside areas of a right rooftile. A novel installation method and rigid rooftile installation kit can utilize embodiments of the structures and methods stated above and, as desired, yet additional structure such as differently structured rigid rooftile components and trim components of differing shapes and sizes as desired.

A metal roofing member 1 has a front substrate 10, a rear substrate 11 and a core material 12. The front substrate 10 is made of a metal sheet. In the front substrate 10, a box-shaped body portion 100 and a flange portion 110 extending from the body portion 100 are provided. The flange portion 110 is formed by folding back, over the rear side of the front substrate 10, of a metal sheet 111 extending outwards of the body portion 100 in a direction 100b perpendicular to a height direction 100a of the body portion 100, from a lower edge of the body portion 100, in such a manner that the metal sheet 111 wraps around the rear substrate 11. The metal roofing member 1 is disposed on a roof base, with the flange portion 110 butting against a flange portion 110 of another metal roofing member.

A metal roofing member 1 is disposed side by side with another metal roofing member on a roof base. The metal roofing member 1 has a box-shaped front substrate 10 made of a metal sheet, a rear substrate 11 disposed on the rear side of the front substrate 10, so as to cover an opening of the front substrate 10, and a core material 12 made from a foam resin and filled in between the front substrate 10 and the rear substrate 11. The front substrate 10 results from forming the metal sheet into a box shape. The front substrate 10 has a side wall portion that is continuous in the circumferential direction and is formed by performing drawing or bulging processing on the metal sheet. The front substrate 10 has a height of 4 mm to 8 mm.