How to fix roof tiles.
Standard roof tile sizes uk.
The standard pattern tile has proved extremely popular for re roofing projects.
It is often compared to slope but is not exactly the same.
Bs 5534 version tiles.
Our concrete interlocking roof tiles and concrete plain tiles are easy to lay thus ensuring you can keep your installation costs down.
Special sizes such as slate and a half can be ordered to reach into valleys gable ends hips and dormers.
This is the smallest tile found in great abundance on floors.
Twelve inch square tile is a favorite of do it yourselfers as it is easy to handle and will fit in most snap tile cutters and wet tile saws.
A double roman roof tile is a standard roof tile but with a small round roll down the centre of the tile.
Although tiles had been in use for thousands of years before the romans eventually introduced clay tiles to britain it wasn t until almost 200 years later that plain roof tiles were standardised.
Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon.
Double roman roof tiles.
Available in 7 attractive colours.
King edward iv set the standard size that existed until the european standard replaced it in 1999.
Slate roof tiles can range in size from 12 length x 6 wide up to 24 length x 12 wide.
Roof pitch is the measurement of a roof s vertical rise divided by its horizontal run.
The standard dimensions of the roof tile is 342mm in length 252mm in width and 69mm in depth however this may vary depending on the manufacturer.
Shingle roofs typically have a life span of 15 30 years while membrane roofs usually last 5 15 years.
The standard sizes of battens according to bs 5534 at least were smaller originally but were all within the range of en 336 by 1997 albeit with different size tolerances.
Produced by sandtoft the standard pattern profile is commonly referred to as the 15 x 9 concrete tile.
Smaller sizes can be found but in far fewer numbers.
The tiles are also tapered giving the appearance of a mediterranean style.
The sandtoft wienerberger standard pattern is an easy to install and highly durable concrete roof tile.
This style roof tile has been used for many years in the uk so provides a traditional appearance to buildings and homes particularly in the south west.
Sizes coverage weights etc.
Tile measuring 12 inches by 12 inches represents the start of floor tile sizes.
Although ceramic tile roofs are expensive they can have a life span of over 100 years.
