For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.
Roof tiles for 12 5 degree pitch.
We are in the process of building our own house.
A 12 12 pitch roof has a pitch angle of 45.
Find the inverse tangent of the pitch to find the angle in degrees.
Concrete tiles and slates for low roof pitches.
The interlocking technology used on the koramic 401 flemish pantile allows it to go a fraction lower at 22.
We re building a modern house so the redland tile doesn t really fit in with the look we want of a plain flat tile.
Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.
In 5 colours they re extremely durable and will perform reliably even in the most extreme weather.
Down to 22 5 degree pitches smooth with a headlap of 75mm.
This tile can only be laid to this low pitch if the roof is a simple up and over design.
For a budget tile perfect for garden sheds carports etc.
However our architect has designed the property with a 12 5 degree mono pitch roof.
Edgemere interlocking slate is a large format concrete roof covering with a thin leading edge for a slate like appearance.
Tiles for 10 roofs.
Divide the first part of the ratio by 12 to work out the pitch.
Where the minimum pitch for clay pantiles used to be 30 tiles like the redland cathedral pantile can be pitched as low as 22 5.
You can opt for the ungranulated smooth black roof tile.
Our melodie interlocking clay pantile can be used in roof pitches as low as a 12 5 our wessex and mendip concrete roof tiles can be used down to a minimum 15 pitch.
Other low pitch roof tile options.
It is capable of being laid to a rafter pitch of 12 5 degrees but can be laid down to 10 degrees on some simple roofs p rovided that all of the specifications in the literature are followed please download the centurion literature for further information.
To convert between american roofing ratios and pitch degrees follow these steps.
Britmet lightweight roofing product range gives the specifier get flexibility as our range of profiles can achieve roof pitches as low as 5 degrees using our pantile 2000 system with our slate 2000 and plaintile at 12 degrees and the ultratile villatile and profile 49 at 10 degrees we can give the client a traditional tile effect at very low pitches.
They can be used at pitches as low as 12 5 degrees with a headlap of 92mm with rafter lengths up to 6 metres.
And our brand new mendip 12 5 can be used at an even lower pitch of 12 5 restrictions on rafter length may apply further information.
Forticrete centurion low pitch roof tiles are also able to tile a roof down to a 10 pitch.
We now realise that below 15 degrees the options are far more limited in terms of tile.
These tiles have been designed for roof pitches as low as 10 however any lower than this and you will have to consider using a flat roof type coating such as bitumen or epdm rubber.
Roof pitch is a determining factor for cost of the roof as well as the roof area and the type of materials used.