In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...

I constructed a tiled roof shelter with hand-made clay tiles. Each tile was shaped and fired to create a water-resistant roof ...

One of the most ubiquitous architectural elements around the world is the clay roof tile. Clay tiles have a history dating back to the Neolithic Age. They were first used as roofing in China and then ...

There is no better a material cultural tie between Rhineland natives who settled the Pennsylvania Dutch Country than the medieval orange roof tiles that still protect our ancestral homes and buildings ...

I’m seeking a contractor to do roofing and gutter replacement on a Brooklyn rowhouse in a historic district, involving clay tiles on a mansard roof and a couple of decorative sheet metal gutter boxes.

There is something about a face that can't help but make you wonder about its story. Particularly a scowling face like this, in gorgeously warm, worn terracotta clay. Extraordinarily this face once ...

As you travel around Britain, the distinctive characteristics of villages and towns change markedly as architectural styles vary from region to region. This is partially down to local preferences and ...