Of course the minimum pitch will depend on each type of roof tile specifically on its design and materials.
Rosemary roof tiles minimum pitch.
90 degrees subject to fixing specification.
Linear cover of 1 tile.
Adjacent to hips and valleys use tile and a halves for raking cuts.
Add fittings ridge dry fix systems.
65 mm below 90 degrees 35mm at 90 degrees.
Adjacent tiles should be laid with a nominal gap of 1 5 mm maximum 3 mm.
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.
Minimum roof pitch headlap.
At verges and abutments use standard plain tiles and tile and a halves in alternate courses.
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.
Options available from marley include clay and concrete tiles and cedar shingles and shakes.
So we ve provided an overview of the low pitch roofing products that we offer.
Guidelines for roof sections falling below a 35 pitch.
A classic cross camber machine made clay plain tile that has been in production for over 175 years.
60 tiles m2 below 90 degrees 52 tiles m2 at 90 degrees.
In these situations it is necessary to use a secondary roof system laid below the tiles to provide assured weather protection and enhanced ventilation.