Setting Out Slate Roof Tiles

Margin this is the visible or exposed area of a slate from the bottom or tail of one slate up to the point the slate above overlaps it.

Setting out slate roof tiles. The slate or tile manufacturer or supplier will specify the spacing of the battens up the roof for the particular type of covering this spacing is referred to as the gauge the gauge may depend upon the pitch of the roof and the amount of exposure. Having set out and nailed all the battens the setting out of tiles on each batten should be considered. Another name for. The first course of tiles should be set out to equalise all the gaps between the tiles start and finish at corner or abutments and hopefully line up with the sides of.

All other slates on the roof are installed with the face up in order to expose the beveled edges of the slate the face of the slate is the side that shows the beveled edge the back doesn t. There is normally enough wiggle room here to close or open the gap from 3mm to space out slates in their horizontal axis when first laying out a slate roof for adjustment purposes.