Low Pitched Slate Roof Solutions

The ultimate solution to achieve a very efficient watertight under roof is to lay rigid sarking board.

Low pitched slate roof solutions.

Low pitch slate system easy roof systems. 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. Asphalt shingles are appropriate on roofs with conventional pitches between 4. By eliminating water creepage the easy slate system will allow any type of slate.

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. Plus the shallow pitch looks alien regarding anything tiles. Roofs with extreme pitches either low or steep are inappropriate for certain roofing materials. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.

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 tile is a 100 recycled and recyclable self bonding roof slate suitable for low pitched roofs uniquely as low as 10 degrees. The whole flat roof below a fake tiled roof all seems like a complete bodge to me. To be installed as low as 12 deg.

Eco slate is an environmentally friendly man made slate alternative that can be installed on any pitched roof from 10 to 90. 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. Flat roofs 0 to 2 in slope are flatter than low sloped roofs and pitch just enough to drain water. Like freddie i can t get my head around building a flat roof then whacking a load of fixings through it.

Residential low slope roofing can generally be divided up into two broad categories. Finding the right products for your low slope roof. This low pitch roof tile gives the appearance of slate without the cost or the high maintenance. Suitable for any type of slate lower maintenance improve aesthetics versatile no staining or streaking works with any slate any system.

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. Slate roofs national slate association 1926 reprinted 1977 by vermont structural slate co inc fair haven vt 05743. Some roof leaks are tough to locate.