Slate Roof Batten Gauge For Slates

The most commonly used slate size in southern england is 500x250mm and 400x250mm in scotland and the north of england.

Slate roof batten gauge for slates.

For a 500mm long slate with a 100mm headlap the gauge is 500 100 400 2 200 so we know the gauge is 200mm. Westmorland green en 12326 1 2004 test results uks. Gauge length of slate lap 2 battens should be nailed at maximum 600 mm. Recommended timber batten sizes for natural slate roofs are 50 25 mm up to 600 mm rafter spans according to bs 5534.

The holing gauge can be calculated as. Please enter the dimensions in the white fields below and click calculate to show the results. Holing gauge mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2. Welsh dark blue grey en 12326 1 2004 test results uks.

Should you need to re hole slates firstly we need to know the gauge calculate this by using the maths below. Kentdale blue grey en 12326 1 2004 test results. Holing gauge mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2. Total linear run of tile batten in metres.

Holing gauge batten gauge headlap 10mm. Roofing battens are nailed into the rafters or roof joists or trusses and provide support for the roof tiles or slates. This calculator will estimate the following number of slates required per square metre. Roofing slate bsen12326 1 2004 data.

Holing gauge for holing slates. Height of slate minus desired headlap divided by two gauge i e. Batten gauge length of slate headlap 2. Slate length mm battening gauge mm m batten per m2.

Sizeof typical gaugeof battens no of weightof slate laps battens perm2slates slatesaslaid mm mm mm perm2 kg m2 600x300 110 245 4 08 13 6 20 9 600x300 100 250 4 00 13 4 20 4 500x250 100 200 5 00 19 6 20 9. Tile batten gauge for slate. Welsh heather blue en 12326 1 2004 test results. For example 25 x 50mm battens are required for single lap modern roof tiles laid on rafters with a 600mm span.

Battens should be set out horizontally across the roof at a gauge calculated from the formula. Uks battening holing gauges.