Mainecoons Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 For repair purposes I need to find the older style of roof tiles, the ones with more curvature. All I''m finding around here at the moment are the newer, flatter style. These fit poorly when used to fix broken roof tiles on older roofs. Maybe some place in Chapala has the older type? Or if you have any you don't need would be happy to buy them from you. Gracias! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 They come from Tlajomulco but there was a shortage of them last time I asked.. That was a few months ago, I am gong to look for some again, will let you know if I find some new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Appreciate that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandol Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 I need some too. Thank you for any information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Are you looking for Ranchera roof tiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 I want some older style tiles too What are Ranchera tiles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 This one is the ranchera tiles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Yes, exactly. Vista Lake do you know who has these? I'd like to buy 50 or so and keep them on hand for repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, Mainecoons said: Yes, exactly. Vista Lake do you know who has these? I'd like to buy 50 or so and keep them on hand for repairs. Sent you a P.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandol Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Related but off topic... I know I'm going to quote old prices from 2005 but would like to know what each tile costs today. Then, we had a choice of tiles with BOTH sides smooth or one side smooth and the other side rough. Smooth cost 4.5 pesos each and rough on one side cost 2.5 pesos each. We chose smooth because, when the tile is upside down and acting as a channel for the water, leaves and crud get caught on the rough surface and rot and create a lovely environment for mold. We had to buy a LOT of tiles for the construction so price would have made a difference. Never regretted the choice and the tiles, six years later, were as clean and pristine as the day they got laid on the roof. Just something to keep in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Good tip, Ferret. I too have the smooth surface for the same reason. In my case, I let the architect choose, and he explained the reason for the smooth surface was both for looks and for what you explained above. The work was done in 2007-8 and I have no recollection of the cost or where the contractor got the tile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Those tiles were sold in Ajijic but they were out when I try to buy some last December.. left town and now I am back.. wll look again and post it when I find them. They are made in Tlajamulco , I do not know where but it should not be too hard to find out where and they may be back in stock Lakeside if they still make them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 I now a guy! He bring for me when I need! He can sell the tiles whit seal! He used Sellador Casther! Ready to install the tiles! How much you need? I can tell hem! Is you want the tile clean and seal, or only the tile and you can sealer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Very nice of you to build nice bat caves for our flying furry friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 You're saying NO to a method used in Mexico for what, centuries? What about drainage pipes for cockroaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 17 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: You're saying NO to a method used in Mexico for what, centuries? What about drainage pipes for cockroaches? I can gaurantee you that bats and cockroaches were here well before curved roof tiles, and are likely to remain long after our species is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 I think it depends on the installation and how tight it is. Never had bats in a tiled roof. However, they are both pollinators and skeeter eaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 I never had bats in the roof either , same in France where we have those tiles as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Many of our neighbors in Chapala Haciendas have them and also Puerto Vallarta when we lived there. These are mostly older houses. I think they migrate somewhere, but when they are back, you can see clouds of thousands of bats at dusk, I don't know where they go to feed, but definetely seems to be Lakeside, around Ajijic. In the summer, when we have community pool parties, when they leave the poolside houses by the hundreds, some people are just afraid of bats, but the worst thing is when they leave the tiles, the first thing they do is urinate, like small little raindrops. We have to cover the food and get under umbrellas. One time in Puerto Vallarta, (I believe alcohol was involved, as usual in life's most embarrassing moments). I yelled, in my best Nosferatu accent "Fly, fly my children of the night, live, laugh and play!" cackle cackle cackle. My neighbor at the time was not impressed, the bats were from his roof tiles, and he removed them soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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