Low pitch slate system easy roof systems.
Low pitched slate roof solutions.
Like freddie i can t get my head around building a flat roof then whacking a load of fixings through it.
To be installed as low as 12 deg.
Low slope or flat roofs should not be roofed with asphalt shingles because it is much easier for water to infiltrate the roofing material on a roof with a shallow pitch.
Get a flat roof material on it nowt else from the outset.
Eco slate tile is a 100 recycled and recyclable self bonding roof slate suitable for low pitched roofs uniquely as low as 10 degrees.
Slate roofs national slate association 1926 reprinted 1977 by vermont structural slate co inc fair haven vt 05743.
Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.
This low pitch roof tile gives the appearance of slate without the cost or the high maintenance.
Eco slate is an environmentally friendly man made slate alternative that can be installed on any pitched roof from 10 to 90.
The ultimate solution to achieve a very efficient watertight under roof is to lay rigid sarking board.
Roofs with extreme pitches either low or steep are inappropriate for certain roofing materials.
By eliminating water creepage the easy slate system will allow any type of slate.
Asphalt shingles are appropriate on roofs with conventional pitches between 4.
Some roof leaks are tough to locate.
In our photo left the roof slopes less than 1 per foot notice that dark ponding area at the center of the photo.
Eco slate recycled plastic slate grey box of 34 available for delivery across the uk.
Suitable for any type of slate lower maintenance improve aesthetics versatile no staining or streaking works with any slate any system.
If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.
Flat roofs 0 to 2 in slope are flatter than low sloped roofs and pitch just enough to drain water.
The whole flat roof below a fake tiled roof all seems like a complete bodge to me.
Larger flat roofed applications low slope such as residential condominium complexes row homes and town houses and smaller applications such as residential porch and garage transitions from the main home where the slope of the roof changes dramatically.
Plus the shallow pitch looks alien regarding anything tiles.
This is standard practice in many countries including scotland as it provides the ideal substrate on which to construct the waterproof element of the roof.
