Synthetic roof tiles with reinforcing rib structures and methods for making the same

A polymeric roof tile, comprising:

• a roof tile body including a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and a tile frame projecting from and extending around a perimeter of the rear face, the tile frame including a pair of sidewalls having a wall height;
• a plurality of reinforcement ribs integral with and projecting from the rear face of the tile body, each of the reinforcement ribs having a first rib height equal to or smaller than the wall height of the sidewalls;
• and
• a plurality force applying ribs integral with and projecting from the rear face of the tile body, each of the force applying ribs having a second rib height greater than the wall height.

A method of manufacturing a construction tile for mounting onto a support surface via a fastener, the method comprising:

• forming a tile body including a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and a tile frame projecting from and extending around a perimeter of the rear face;
• forming a fastener boss projecting from the rear face of the tile body, the fastener boss configured to receive therethrough the fastener to thereby mount the construction tile to the support surface;
• and
• forming a plurality of reinforcement ribs projecting from the rear face of the tile body, the reinforcement ribs configured to transmit forces between a peripheral edge of the tile body and the fastener boss.