Selling or Scrapping Old Roof Tiles?

scottiescott

I'm having my original 1969 bungalow roof tiles replaced today. Old ones are going straight into the skip. I took a look at the old ones to compare with the new ones and the old ones have worn to half the thickness of the new replacements.

greyteam1959

scottiescott said:

I'm having my original 1969 bungalow roof tiles replaced today. Old ones are going straight into the skip. I took a look at the old ones to compare with the new ones and the old ones have worn to half the thickness of the new replacements.

How on earth does a roof tile wear ??

theoretica

stuart45 said:

scottishblondie said:

Check if a local reclamation yard would buy them from you before you decide.  If you try and sell them to “end users” yourself it would likely take a long time as reclaimed tiles really have a niche appeal - mainly when small repairs are needed and they don’t want new tiles to stick out like a sore thumb. 

This is true. If you look on ebay there's loads of them for sale, and no bids on any, even the ones ending soon. Most 49's have come off the roof because they were at the end of their days.  The first ones were made in 1949, so their lifespan isn't like a Welsh slate. 
A yard might buy them, but would be interesting to see what they will offer.

The sold listings on ebay are interesting - there are some.  Many sold at 99p the lot...

stuart45

greyteam1959 said:

scottiescott said:

I'm having my original 1969 bungalow roof tiles replaced today. Old ones are going straight into the skip. I took a look at the old ones to compare with the new ones and the old ones have worn to half the thickness of the new replacements.

How on earth does a roof tile wear ??

I've never seen them wear thin, but the colour seems to go on the old ones. 
As they are concrete they tend to develop small cracks over the years which makes them a bit porous. As long as the felt is OK the roof won't leak.
Generally they will last around 50 years, although it depends on their position on the roof and climate etc.

Woolsery

We re-battened and felted then used our old tiles + someome else's that matched for the extension. Both mid-70s Stonewold and mostly fine. I'm 73 and they'll see me out!

Section62

greyteam1959 said:

scottiescott said:

I'm having my original 1969 bungalow roof tiles replaced today. Old ones are going straight into the skip. I took a look at the old ones to compare with the new ones and the old ones have worn to half the thickness of the new replacements.

How on earth does a roof tile wear ??

The same way mountains end up being hills.  Weathering - a bit of sun, a bit of water, a bit of frost.

Repeated cycles of heat/cold and wet/dry will result in particles being detached from the surface and micro-cracks forming.

The rate of wear depends on the material the tile is made from and the surface porosity. Softer old clay tiles will degrade quite quickly once the harder external surface has been lost.  With concrete tiles the main issue is loss of colour and cracking, as per stuart45's post.  The same is happening with concrete paths and roads, although the rate is usually so slow nobody notices much.