Roof Slate Sizes

Standard roofing sizes installation specifications.

Roof slate sizes.

Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon. Our slate is quarried and manufactured in the usa always has been and always will be. Nominal 1 4 inch 7 mm to 3 8 inch 10 mm 3. Two splitters and one dresser commonly work in a shanty though some slates split so easily that one splitter is sufficient.

Buckingham slate is a superior roofing slate due to its resistance to acids low absorption rate genuine unfading qualities and extra long product lifespan. Bangor quarrymen say the reason they do not use the more modern trimming machine is that its motion breaks the slates. 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. Nominal 3 16 inch 5 mm to 1 4 inch 7 mm 2.

Roofing slates range in size from 24xl4 in. Split to an average thickness of 5mm 7 5mm and 9 mm. Slate roof tiles can range in size from 12 length x 6 wide up to 24 length x 12 wide. Standard roofing slate thicknesses and sizes 1.

Slate sizes and quantities. Nominal 3 8 inch 10 mm to 1 2 inch 13 mm 4.