There are two main types of roof coverings slates and tiles.
Roofing slates per square metre.
250mm x 150mm 10inches x 6inches and there are approx.
Clay plain tiles can deteriorate over time 50 years plus and.
The exact material you use will have an impact on the cost of the roof with basic felt solutions costing around 50 per square metre for the material itself and more high end materials such as modern grp a form of fibreglass going up to 90 per square metre but allowing unlimited options in terms of colour and generally being more long lasting.
The extra work involved at the verges hips and eaves of the roof has been included in the overall costs.
One advantage of going for a british or spanish product is that it will meet european standards bs en.
For example if you re using a 20 10 slate 500mmx250mm you will require 21 slate per m2.
This table shows the required number of slates per square metre for effective coverage.
500 x 250mm slate 4 5mm thick 1 889 kg x 18 8 at 75mm lap 35 51kg per square metre.
Total linear run of tile batten in metres.
Across a full roof with a tiled area of 170m2 this could equate to a saving of 1 700 or more compared to home grown slate.
The same tiles or slates high on the roof again done.
The most common slates but not a common price are welsh blue roof slates and they are becoming more popular these days.
Tile batten gauge for slate.
Simply select the size of slate you need and enter the size of your roof in m2 into the box.
Here is an example of how the roofing measurement process works on a basic duo pitched roof.
A 24 12 slate 600mmx300mm demands only 13 continue reading.
New slate and tile roofs.
Our slate calculator will do the rest remember when.
Edges but is interlocking like a large tile.
If the roof pitch is 35 the roof span is 6 5m wide and the roof length is 12 6m using the reference guide graphic above the calculation for the slope would look like this.
To calculate the weight per square metre simply multiply the weight per slate given below by the number of slates per square metre for the same slate listed above.
This calculator will estimate the following number of slates required per square metre.
The number of roof slates that are needed depends on the slate size and the lap in mm.
The values shown in the slate coverage chart above are calculated using nominal sizes and incorporate a 5mm jointing gap.
Holing gauge for holing slates.
Decent quality examples come in at around 25 30 per m2 which is keen enough to compete with plain clay tiles.
Roof span 2 x roof pitch constant for rafter rafter length.
60 to any square metre.
Please enter the dimensions in the white fields below and click calculate to show the results.
500 250 20 10 21 slate per m2 450 250 18 10 23 slate per m2 400 250 16 10 27 slate per m2 we ve built a simple tool to calculate the amount of slate you need for your roof.
