Ⅰ Material and production process
**Traditional clay tiles: made of natural clay through many traditional processes, relying on handmade and natural conditions, the colour and texture vary from clay to clay, and the consistency is difficult to control.
**Polymer antique roof tiles: made of polymer materials, through advanced mould technology, with the help of modern equipment and quality control system, high consistency in size and colour.
Ⅱ Performance characteristics
**Traditional clay tiles: limited strength, easy to break, weathering, waterproof by overlapping leakage potential, high weight on the roof structure requirements.
**Polymer antique roof tiles: high strength, excellent anti-aging performance, perfect waterproofing system without leakage, light weight and low structural requirements.
Ⅲ Installation and Maintenance
**Traditional clay tiles: cumbersome installation requires experienced craftsmen, maintenance should be regularly checked, cleaned up, change broken tiles, difficult and costly.
**Polymer antique roof tiles: easy to install, ordinary workers can be mastered after training, maintenance only requires simple cleaning, low cost.
Ⅳ Appearance effect
**Traditional clay tiles: have a simple and ancient taste, but the colour and texture richness is limited, and the colour will change with time.
**Polymer antique roof tiles: can accurately imitate traditional tiles, with richer colours and textures and stable appearance.
Ⅴ Cost-effectiveness
**Traditional clay tiles: low procurement cost, but due to short life, high maintenance, may need to reinforce the structure, the total long-term cost is not low, limited cost-effective.
**Polymer antique roof tiles: slightly higher procurement cost, considering the performance, life, maintenance and structural requirements, etc., the long-term total cost is more economical, cost-effective.
Through the above detailed comparison of traditional clay tiles and polymer antique roof tiles, we can clearly see that polymer antique roof tiles show obvious advantages in all aspects. It not only inherits the simple and ancient flavour of traditional tiles, but also achieves breakthroughs in many key properties of modern architectural roofing materials, providing a more ideal choice for the decoration and protection of architectural roofs.