To convert between american roofing ratios and pitch degrees follow these steps.
Roof tiles for 17 degree pitch.
A 12 12 pitch roof has a pitch angle of 45.
The specially crafted tiles are ideal for helping to protect the building divert rainwater and can be used on a variety of buildings such as houses conservatories garages park homes and more.
They can be fitted to pitches as low as 10.
Browse our range of low pitched roof tiles and slates that can be used at a maximum pitch of 15 degrees.
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.
Outside of the u s a degree angle is typically used.
All of our products are offered competitive prices.
Down to 22 5 degree pitches smooth with a headlap of 75mm.
For instance a 7 12 roof pitch means that the roof rises 7 inches for every 12 horizontal inches.
Roof pitch is a determining factor for cost of the roof as well as the roof area and the type of materials used.
Find the inverse tangent of the pitch to find the angle in degrees.
Or the colon can replace the slash as in 2 12 or 7 12.
Decra classic these are coated zinc aluminium galvanised steel tile panels with the appearance of traditional concrete roof tiles.
Once a tile has been specified for the low pitch roof and the installation instructions have been double checked make sure you adhere to the following.
Down to 17 5 degree pitches smooth with a headlap of 100mm.
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.
Manufactured from 100 recycled materials eco slate is available in grey and old world red.
Roof pitch defined and explained.
What degree angle is a 12 12 pitch roof.
Pitch is the term used to describe the angle slope or slant of your roof.
However this can vary depending on the manufacturer architect and installation company.
Generally 17 5 and below is considered a low pitch roof.
Low pitch roof slates.
Low pitch roof tiles are specifically designed for roofs that pitch at an angle of 20 degrees or less.
We also provide a number of other low pitch concrete interlocking solutions such as the mendip and wessex tiles each able to perform at pitches of 15 degrees and our new mendip 12 5 can be used at an even lower pitch of 12 5.
This has led to a rise in low pitch roofing to accommodate these changes.
Roof pitch designations are comprised of two numbers indicating a ratio.
The ratio can be indicated by a division slash separating the numbers such as 2 12 or 7 12.
