TILES. Tiles for Special Uses. All the preceding tiles are used for covering the flat parts of the roofs ; for projecting or re-entrant parts, special tiles are required Fig. 468. Fig. 467- 466. Fig. 465. … Figs. 465 to 482. — Foreign Tiles of Various Shapes. which take their names from the parts they cover : ridge tiles are placed upon the ridges, kip tiles on the hips, border tiles on the borders of the roof, etc.