Technical
All our roof tiles are tested with our in house laboratory facility to meet current British standards – BS EN 538 Flexural strength, BS EN 539-1 Impermeability & BS EN 539-2 Frost resistance, we then further test them independently with Ceram, a global expert in material testing and analysis, approved by both UKAS and the British standards institute.
Tile Fixing
Traditional Clay Roof Tiles must be laid and fixed to comply with BS 5534: the British Standard Code of practice for slating and tiling, and BS 8000: Part 6: the British Standard Code of practice for workmanship on building sites. The code of practice for tiling and slating also recommends clay tiles should be mixed from three pallets when being loaded out.
*We guarantee our products to a minimum roof pitch of 35 degrees. The British Standard Code of practice for slating and tiling recommends a minimum roof pitch of 40 degrees for handmade tiles.
On site Safety: Pallets should be offloaded onto firm level ground.
| Technical Data |
Roof |
Vertical |
| Minimum roof pitch |
35° |
90° |
| Headlap (minimum) |
65 mm |
38 mm |
| Batten spacing at maximum gauge |
100 mm |
114 mm |
| Size of tile |
265 x 165 mm |
265 x 165 mm |
| Covering capacity |
60.0 tiles per m² |
53.0 tiles per m² |
| Cover width |
165 mm |
165 mm |
| Weight as laid |
72.0 kg per m² |
63.6 kg per m² |
| Weight per 1000 |
1.2 tonnes |
1.2 tonnes |
| Weight per tile |
1.2 kg |
1.2 kg |
| Battens per m² |
10 m |
8.8 m |
| Batten size – up to 450 mm after centres |
38 x 25 mm |
38 x 25 mm |
| Batten size – up to 600 mm after centres |
38 x 25 mm |
38 x 25 mm |
| Nail size/type for tiles |
38 x 3.35 mm aluminium ring shank clout head |
38 x 3.35 mm aluminium ring shank clout head |
| Nominal size (mm) |
Pack Quantity |
“Unit Weight (average) kg” |
“Pack Weight kg” |
| Plain Tile |
265 x 165 |
1000 |
1.25 |
1250 |
| Eave Tile |
265 x 165 |
1000 |
0.90 |
900 |
| Gable Tile |
265 x 248 |
600 |
2.00 |
1200 |
