What Is a Hip Tile

: a tile for covering the hip of a roof.

What is the difference between a hip tile and a ridge tile?

Roof Hips. A hip roof can either use ridge tile which are mortared in place or uses special tiles called hip tiles. … The hip iron is fixed onto the timber and then is used to help retain the mortared ridge tile at the bottom of the ridge. The hip iron should protrude above the tile.

What is the top tile on a roof called?

Eaves (or Top) Tiles Short tiles used in a single course to give a double course of tiling at the eaves. A single course of short tiles is also used both sides of the ridge.