Decra classic these are coated zinc aluminium galvanised steel tile panels with the appearance of traditional concrete roof tiles.
Low pitch plain concrete roof tiles.
Types of tile recommended pitch.
Popular applications include extensions where windows or planning restrictions prevent the use of standard roof tiles.
With the introduction of machine made clay tiles this has now dropped slightly to 30 similar to the marley hawkins single camber tile.
Concrete tiles and slates for low roof pitches.
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.
Melodie clay single interlocking pantiles have a flexible gauge.
For more information see our blog post on batten spacing for roof tiles.
Previously it was accepted that 35 was the lowest recommended pitch for both concrete and clay variants of the tile.
Low pitch roof tiles are thought of as those that are suitable for laying on roofs at 20 degrees or less.
This means many of the tiles previously used on low pitched roofs for purely aesthetic reasons have improved in functionality.
As a general rule 15 is the minimum pitch for concrete tiles which has decreased from the original recommended level of 20.
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Clay single camber plain tiles can pitch down to 30 manufacturer dependant although the vast majority available have a limit of 35.
Additionally there are some concrete tiles available that can be laid as low as 10 although these are not too commonly used.
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.
Forticrete centurion to my knowledge 10 is the absolute lowest you can achieve with a concrete tile and the forticrete centurion is the only one tested at this low pitch.