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To our Friends: The ARCHITECT, the SPECIFIER, the CONTRACTOR and the ROOFER
For more than 50 years our Mission has been to research, design, develop, and manufacture fastening systems, accessories and methods that keep roofing tiles securely on the roof. Newport Tool and Fastener presents to the design professional, the most complete package of roof tile fastening knowledge to be found.
Modern day building codes require every piece of concrete and/or clay roofing tile to be carefully fastened to the roof deck. This is necessary to prevent roofing tiles from dangerously falling to the ground during catastrophic events such as EARTHQUAKES, FIRES, CYCLONES, HURRICANES, TYPHOONS and STORMS.
Don't wait for a natural disaster to PROVE the BENEFITS of OUR tile roof fastening systems!
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Newport Tool and Fastener's Trademarked, Energy Absorbing, Twisted Wire Tyle-Tye® Systems, Riness® Tile Ties, Wind Lock Nose Hooks and TileNails held thousands of squares of roofing tiles to the deck during earthquakes over the past 70 plus years, including the San Francisco and NorthRidge Earthquakes!!! Our systems, developed specifically for seismic zones 3 & 4, have held tiles for the past 8 decades!
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Newport Tool and Fastener's Trademarked, Stainless Steel, Twisted Wire Tyle-Tye® Systems held thousands of squares of roofing tiles to the deck during Typhoons Yuri and Omar against winds clocked over 175 m.p.h.!!!
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Newport Tool and Fastener's Hurricane Side Clips, Wind Lock Nose Hooks, Tyle-Tye® Systems and TileNails helped roofing tiles survive Hurricanes Iniki, Opal and Andrew!!!
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Please use the navigation links at the upper left to peruse our product line. The techniques, mechanical fasteners, adhesives, and accessories detailed here are TIME TESTED methods that have enabled roof tile installations to survive these catastrophic events time after time, some (see the Twisted Wire Tyle Tye® system) lasting more than 70 years!
The use of a Tyle Tye® system will protect the waterproof membrane by limiting penetrations. These energy absorbing roof tile fastening systems provide a flexible connection between the tile and the roof deck that allows limited movement of the tile without damaging the waterproofing, or breaking the tile.
Don't be misled by those who say the heavy weight of roof tiles is a detriment. In fact, just the opposite is true. Provided the structure has been built to meet proper design loads, roof tiles act as a natural ballast. In heavy winds, roofing tiles that are properly fastened to be flexible will aid in resisting powerful uplift forces created by high wind events.
The same flexible connections act to absorb seismic energy during earthquakes and in fact protect from tiles or pieces of roof tile falling dangerously to the ground.
We do not recommend the use of cement mortar for other than decorative purposes because of the difficulty in maintaining a proper bond between tile and the mortar patty. (Even if the mortar bonds securely, the bond will break or crack with the first movement of the roof for any reason.)
Roof tile fastening technology continues to evolve. Special nails, clips, screws and adhesives have been developed in the past decade to add to our arsenal of tools used to keep roofing tiles on the roof. Most tiles today are still nailed and clipped, or in those cases where roof tiles are manufactured with batten lugs, they are nailed to batten or batten/counter- batten systems.
With the right nail, under the right circumstances, direct deck or batten nailed systems can be highly effective. Counter batten systems allow for an extra air space under the tile that can be effective in freeze-thaw conditions. In high wind or seismically active areas, engineered tile roof systems are becoming commonplace. New flashings, fasteners and adhesives are now used at the critical areas of the tile roof installation, those found at the perimeter and edges.
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Please browse our site for more information on the latest tile-roof fastening technology!
We pledge to remain on the cutting edge of roof tile fastening and to continue to serve the roof design profession.
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CODE ACCEPTABILITY / CERTIFICATION
The fastening systems detailed in this manual are all approved for use by various local building codes. For specific information consult the International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier California, and refer to ICC-ESR Report 1411. The Twisted Wire Tyle-Tye® System and the Riness® Tile-Tie system are Los Angeles City approved. All Tyle-Tye® Systems conform to A.S.T.M. and Federal QQW standards and have been approved for use all over the continental U.S. and Japan. Tyle-Tye® systems were originally designed by a California architect for seismic zones 3 & 4 and have been used there for over 70 years.
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