Pitch Tile Or Shake Roof

This means for every 12 horizontal units the roof must rise a minimum of 3 vertical units.

Pitch tile or shake roof.

Cedar shake roofing alternative. Our polymer shingles have all of the true to life natural beauty and rustic split textures of real cedar combined with the incredible benefits of a composite roofing material. For that reason flat roofs are limited to these types of covering materials. How roof pitch determines suitable roofing systems.

Roof pitch defined and explained. Pitch is the term used to describe the angle slope or slant of your roof. Degrees to pitch rise in run table. Or the colon can replace the slash as in 2 12 or 7 12.

Note colours below are indicative and we recommend you request a steel colour. Complete list of roofing types. The ratio can be indicated by a division slash separating the numbers such as 2 12 or 7 12. Roof slope equivalents as rise.

With metrotile shake you can enjoy this look combined with all the benefits of stone coated steel. Wood shakes minimum roof slope roof pitch r905 8 2. Types of tile recommended pitch. Wood shakes can only be installed on roof slopes of 3 12 or greater 25.

Brava composite tile is the best alternative to traditional spanish clay tile natural slate and cedar shake roofing. This means many of the tiles previously used on low pitched roofs for purely aesthetic reasons have improved in functionality. Normal shingle installation is allowed for all roofs with a pitch of 4 12 and above. Flat and nearly flat roofs a pitch of 1 in 12 or 2 in 12 cannot be covered with shingles or shakes of any material since there is not enough angle to combat the danger of blow off.

If 4 12 and above is normal and 2 12 is minimum what about properties with roofs in between the two such as a 3 12 pitched roof. When searching for a cedar shake roof alternative brava s synthetic shake roofing tiles should be at the top of your list. The metrotile shake features the wood grain appearance of traditional shake. Steel gauge 0 39 g300 colorsteel endura.

Metalcraft shake tiles offer a defined look especially in the stone chip finish. Roof pitch multiplier table. Wood shingles can only be installed on roof slopes of 3 12 or greater 25 slope. Minimum roof slope roof pitch r905 7 2.

Its deep ribbed profile is designed to enhance the shadow lines and create visual contrast. Roof pitch designations are comprised of two numbers indicating a ratio. With the introduction of machine made clay tiles. Normal roof slope for typical installation.

Exceptional weather and fire resistance energy efficiency and long life. Run in degrees and as percentage the minimum roof slope allowed by code for any type of roof is in 12 applicable only to coal tar pitch roof systems. Please note dimensions are nominal and may vary with changes depending on material. Minimum pitch 15 degrees.

Our composite roofing products last longer are far more durable and much more aesthetically and architecturally pleasing than asphalt shingles concrete tiles or slate shake and clay tiles.