Brick roofing is constructed with an outer layer of small masonry units made of baked minerals, usually including quantities of sand or lime, usually joined together by mortar. It is a very uncommon roofing material, but occurs sometimes when small brick structures have pointed or pitched roofs that arise as a continuation of the facade. The brick in this case is usually structural, but can also be a veneer.

The masonry units form the exterior roof surface and may continue the walls into a pitched or pointed top. They can carry structural loads or form a veneer over another support.

Ceramic tile roofing uses roof tiles arranged to overlap or interlock. Brick roofing has the block-and-mortar construction described here, even though both coverings can contain fired mineral materials.