Patent ID: 6253512
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A method of applying tiles to a roof, the tiles being of at least two different appearances, the method comprising:establishing a collection of pattern units, each pattern unit representing an arrangement of a plurality of tiles formed into a specific pattern, the specific pattern of each pattern unit being different from the specific pattern of every other pattern unit in the collection of pattern units, and each pattern unit including representations of tiles of at least two different appearances;applying tiles, according to a first one of the pattern units, to a first portion of the roof;applying tiles, according to one of the pattern units, to a second portion of the roof that abuts the first portion of the roof; andapplying tiles to additional portions of the roof, the tiles being applied to each additional portion of the roof according to one of the pattern units, with each additional portion of the roof abutting a previously applied portion of the roof.