Roof Slate Sizes

Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon.

Roof slate sizes.

Slate sizes and quantities. Bangor quarrymen say the reason they do not use the more modern trimming machine is that its motion breaks the slates. Two splitters and one dresser commonly work in a shanty though some slates split so easily that one splitter is sufficient. 600 300 24 12 13 slate per m2 500 250 20 10 21 slate per m2 450 250 18 10 23 slate per m2 400 250 16 10 27 slate per m2.

Dark grey natural slate with thin laminations and a riven surface. Special sizes such as slate and a half can be ordered to reach into valleys gable ends hips and dormers. Roofing slates range in size from 24xl4 in. Standard roofing sizes installation specifications.

Nominal 1 4 inch 7 mm to 3 8 inch 10 mm 3. Split to an average thickness of 5mm 7 5mm and 9 mm. Nominal 1 2 inch 13 mm to 3 4 inch 19 mm. Slate roof tiles can range in size from 12 length x 6 wide up to 24 length x 12 wide.

Nominal 3 16 inch 5 mm to 1 4 inch 7 mm 2. Standard roofing slate thicknesses and sizes 1.