Roof tiles on wall what are they called

DF345

Hello
We have those red tiles on the front upper half of the house pained in the common red-ish colour. Tiles about 5 inches wide 10 inches deep. What are they called

Also, what paint can be used on them please?

rawhammered

wall tiles?

DF345

Yes, outside wall tiles made out of concrete,

Link below from Righmotve to similar tiles, IT IS NOT MY PROPERTY
But tiles are similar.
See link below as you can see they can be painted different colours. What are the tiles called and what paint can i use and where from please

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-65453664.html

EssexExile

They're just tiles. You can call them what you like but they are just tiles. If you want to know what make & design they are take one, or a photo, to a roofing supplier. They come in many colours.

JIL

We had them on our old house, we painted ours. We used exterior paint.

The previous owner had painted them beige, we moved in and painted them back to the original colour to match our semi detached neighbour.

TheCyclingProgrammer

If you mean the greenish cladding on the first floor then I would call them shingles but what you can paint them with depends on what they are made of.

GDB2222

Once you paint them, you will have to keep repainting them. If they are okay-ish as they are, you may want to think about the long term costs.

Uxb1

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

If you mean the greenish cladding on the first floor then I would call them shingles but what you can paint them with depends on what they are made of.

Tiles on a wall are called 'tile hanging'.
The tiles - just like roof tiles can be made of various compositions.
Usually in the UK clay, concrete, slate, stone or a composite material.
Shingles are a particular form of tile where the tile is made of a cedar wedge - yes its is wood, though I expect you can get composite lookalike shingles made of some plastic/felt combo, and you can asphalt shingles.
Not much used in the UK due to our damp wet winters and generally our maritime climate. More common in drier continental climate countries.