Monk and Nun

Monk and nun monastery also brick or Priependach (French tuile mâle ), an umbrella covering a steep roof of convex tiles ( monk), the concave tiles ( nuns ) is overlap. They belong to the group of hollow bricks. The tiles have the shape of a semi-cylindrical tube. The halves are first placed together with the concavity downwards on vertical roof timbers or wood planking. In a second layer is laid with the concavity upwards. This creates an association. In contrast to flat interlocking tiles and hollow bricks overlap only laterally. The bricks of the lower layer is referred to as a nun, the top of the monk.

This type of roof covering comes from the ancient Roman cultural area, and they are found today, especially in old buildings, especially at monasteries in the Mediterranean region, but also on normal residential houses. Across France showing a clearly recognizable northern boundary of the houses with relatively low pitched roofs and " monk and nun " tiles. In the German-speaking world at least they were in the south common in the Middle Ages in church and representative buildings until they were mostly replaced by plain tiles.

Tile coverings

The roof tile are to hang on the battens that the monk bricks can cover the resulting gap between two nuns bricks. The cover of the roof tile can be done with cross-cut close to the head of the roof tile on which the roof tile of the overlying layer of brick are pressed, or dry. In the latter case, the lack of cross- shock must be replaced by Innenverstrich. Full Rich Aufmörteln the roof tile is not permitted. The monk brick tower above the root lines of the roof tile by several centimeters. For this reason, the monk bricks are in the Traufschicht to get a straight edge, pushed or cut up. Ridge connection monk bricks are to be used for the ridge-side container. The monk bricks are placed on the head filled with mortar and provided with two longitudinal strokes. In addition, the bill places are to elapse from the inside. The cavities that form on the eaves are to fill up with massive cornice, or in a wood ledge the arch of the roof tile appropriately targeted Gesimsbrett is to install. The minimum coverage at the monk - nun - tile roof is 80 mm. The maximum cross joist spacing arises from the roof tile length minus the minimum cover.