Roof Slate Batten Gauge

Divide the distance by the maximum gauge of the tiles being used and round the result up to the next largest whole number.

Roof slate batten gauge.

Westmorland green en 12326 1 2004 test results uks. Estillo 15 blue grey en 12326 1 2004 test results. Holing gauge batten gauge headlap 10mm. Should you need to re hole slates firstly we need to know the gauge calculate this by using the maths below.

The supplier of the slates should recommend the spacing up the roof between the battens known as the gauge this usually varies according to the size of the slates the pitch of the roof and the degree of exposure. Batten gauge length of slate headlap 2. Divide your height measurement by your tile gauge. This calculator will estimate the following number of slates required per square metre.

For example 25 x 50mm battens are required for single lap modern roof tiles laid on rafters with a 600mm span. The holing gauge can be calculated as. The updated bs 5334 code of practice for slating and tiling specifies a number of batten sizes based upon the span of the rafters and the product being used. Roofing slate bsen12326 1 2004 data.

Slate length mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2. Total linear run of tile batten in metres. Holing gauge for holing slates. Roofing battens are nailed into the rafters or roof joists or trusses and provide support for the roof tiles or slates.

Measure the distance from the top of the lowest batten to the top of the highest batten. Holing gauge mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2. Arrange the second batten above the fascia batten to the tile gauge recommended by the tile manufacturer. Kentdale blue grey en 12326 1 2004 test results.

The result is the number of courses of tile on the roof rounded to a whole number. Measure the height of the roof from the top of your second batten to about 30 millimetres short of the top of the roof. Burlington blue grey en 12326 1 2004 test results uks. Tile batten gauge for slate.

For a 500mm long slate with a 100mm headlap the gauge is 500 100 400 2 200 so we know the gauge is 200mm. Height of slate minus desired headlap divided by two gauge i e. Holing gauge mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2. Please enter the dimensions in the white fields below and click calculate to show the results.

The most commonly used slate size in southern england is 500x250mm and 400x250mm in scotland and the north of england. The result is the number of additional battens you require. The slate or tile manufacturer or supplier will specify the size of battens to be used typically this would be 40 x 20mm 1 5 x inch but where the horizontal gaps between rafters is large or the slates tiles are heavy then bigger battens may be needed.