Plain Roof Tiles 25 Degree Pitch

Previously it was accepted that 35 was the lowest recommended pitch for both concrete and clay variants of the tile.
Plain roof tiles 25 degree pitch. It is uncommon to find a roof below 15 but for those very low pitch applications there are interlocking clay pantiles available suitable for use down to 12 5. Their traditional look gives developers and homeowners the versatility required to match a whole host of property styles and roof pitches. The tile features a double camber from side to side except the two painted tiles as well as from head to tail which textures the roof adding rich detail to a building. Natural slate 25 degrees.
Clay pantiles 30 degrees. As a general rule tiles and slates will perform down to the pitches outlined below. Traditionally a minimum roof pitch of 20 was recommended in bs 5534 but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15. Plain roof tiles are the most common style of roof tile found installed on homes within the uk.
The 20 20 roof tiles cut the number of battens required per m2 of a roof area by 60 further reducing the use of materials and lorry movements. I have what i would think are flat plain concrete tiles in dark brown on my current house roof and would want to match them on the extension but i cant find any at that pitch. Plain tiles 35 degrees. The 20 20 saves 50 co2 compared with traditional clay plain tiles.
Manufactured in the uk with the ability to tile a roof down to 10 lightweight roof tiles have a 25 year guarantee and come in 6 colours. The 20 20 only uses 20 5 tiles per m. Particularly for first floor extensions. On some developments design limitations can arise on comparatively small areas of the roof which restrict the available roof pitch to below 35 which is the minimum pitch recommended for all plain tiles in bs en 5534.
Types of tile recommended pitch. The 20 20 roof tile provides the perfect solution for your low pitch extension roofing work. Interlocking clay plain tiles 15 degrees. With the introduction of machine made clay tiles this has now dropped slightly to 30 similar to the marley hawkins single camber tile.
Hi all i am currently buidling my extension and have worked out that the roof pitch will only be about 20 degrees. We also provide a number of other low pitch concrete interlocking solutions such as the mendip and wessex tiles each able to perform at pitches of 15 degrees and our new mendip 12 5 can be used at an even lower pitch of 12 5. They re an extremely attractive shallow pitch roof tile option and have the advantage of coming in a. The low pitch roof tiles come in a strip of tiles to make installation quicker and to minimise weight.
Redland s range of concrete plain tiles are quick and easy to lay and offer great versatility and scope for varied effects. However there is a frequent need to find suitable roof tiles that perform well at low pitches.