Welsh Roof Slate Sizes

Slate roof tiles can range in size from 12 length x 6 wide up to 24 length x 12 wide.

Welsh roof slate sizes.

A welsh slate roof adds character and quality to any building. It soon became the industry standard and lasted for over two centuries. 2003 code of practice for slating and tiling. Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon.

From these sources welsh slate has been used and crafted by many generations of people from all walks of life from the iron age to present day. 500 300 x 5 7mm 81 64 per sqm 5200 1000 slate and halfs are 2 5 times price of standard slate. All sizes are in inches length and then width. 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 we ve built a simple tool to calculate the amount of slate you need for your roof.

Special sizes such as slate and a half can be ordered to reach into valleys gable ends hips and dormers. Slate sizes and quantities. Welsh slate is commonly considered as the source of the finest roofing slates in the world and welsh slate tiles have numerous benefits for roofing and other applications. Choose an option 500 x 250 mm 500 x 300 mm 500 x 375 mm 500 x 450 mm clear.

These are a good size slate for re. Penrhyn slate for example was removed from st asaph cathedral after 400 years in use and reused and this practice also applies to civic buildings as far. The geological make up of a bangor blue is extremely pure and free from any damaging minerals or pyrites which can be found in spanish deposits. You will need the following amount of slate per m2.

Penrhyn quarry has been producing roofing slate since the thirteenth century. Bangor blue slates also have a negligible water absorption rate compared with softer spanish slate making welsh slate far more suited to the harsh irish climate. Firstly the durability of welsh slate is almost incomparable with resistance to uv weathering and chemicals making only adding to the incredible longevity welsh. We have a good stock of reclaimed welsh slates 16 inch x 12 inch.

12 slate sizes and weights 13 coverage 14 battening and holing gauges general guidance on design is given here but for further details please refer to bs 5534. For ordering purposes one pallet 1000kgs contains approx 26 sq m of laid slate on roof depending on size and thickness. This system of naming slate sizes after female nobility was devised by general hugh warburton at penrhyn quarry in 1738.