12 Degree Roof Pitch Tiles

Lower slopes don t handle wind driven rain as well.

12 degree roof pitch tiles.

The planum roof tiles can be used on pitches as low as 10 degrees thanks to the innovative design and the highly engineered manufacturing process. Steeper slopes increase the sail effect that makes them susceptible to wind. With the use of this converter it will be easier for you to locate a 30 degree roof pitch 20 degree roof pitch 25 degree roof pitch or a 15 degree roof pitch. We are in the process of building our own house.

Melodie clay single interlocking pantiles have a flexible gauge. A 30 degree roof slope 7 12 pitch is the right pitch to aerodynamically handle high wind. Roof pitch is a determining factor for cost of the roof as well as the roof area and the type of materials used. It is uncommon to find a roof below 15 but for those very low pitch applications there are interlocking clay pantiles available suitable for use down to 12 5.

For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches. However if you to do the process using your own knowledge you can still convert pitch to degrees by dividing the rise and run and get its corresponding measurement. Traditionally a minimum roof pitch of 20 was recommended in bs 5534 but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15. As one of the leading low pitch roof tiles on the market the planum comes in a range of 5 colours.

Find the inverse tangent of the pitch to find the angle in degrees. Down to 22 5 degree pitches at a 75mm headlap. A 12 12 pitch roof has a pitch angle of 45. We now realise that below 15 degrees the options are far more limited in terms of tile.

Concrete tiles and slates for low roof pitches. Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used. What degree angle is a 12 12 pitch roof. To convert between american roofing ratios and pitch degrees follow these steps.

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. However our architect has designed the property with a 12 5 degree mono pitch roof. 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. Divide the first part of the ratio by 12 to work out the pitch.

All of the low pitch roof tiles offered in this range of products can be used down to 10 with anything less than 10 being considered a flat roof. For more information see our blog post on batten spacing for roof tiles.