Roofing material for 15 degree pitch

corboy

Hi all,
I am in the process of building and one side of the house a single pitch 15 degree roof, we want it to look like an old farmhouse so are looking for an alternative roofinf material. Our builder feels that it will leak with natural slate at that pitch,

Any views on
A: Will a 15degree single pitch roof with natural salte leak?
B: What alternatives could we use keeping the feel of an old farmhouse?? Felt maybe or a corrugated roof??

many thanks,

sinnerboy

can you stretch to 17.5 degrees ?


http://www.monier.co.uk/products/product-catalogue/product-view/product/49-tile.html

sinnerboy

or this - 15 degrees

http://www.monier.co.uk/products/product-catalogue/product-view/product/cambrian-slate.html

corboy

That side of the house is hitting the gable of the kitchen, architect isn't keen on changing the pitch, and I'm not keen on another slate as it will clash with the slate on the rest of the house,

Thanks for the links though,

I was thinking more along the lines of felt or something similar to give an old farmhouse look,

sydthebeat

capco and tegral both do a 15 degslate..

otherwise zinc or copper....

other options:
double skinned panels
PVC
asphalt
'green' roof

topcatcbr

corboy wrote: »

Hi all,
I am in the process of building and one side of the house a single pitch 15 degree roof, we want it to look like an old farmhouse so are looking for an alternative roofinf material. Our builder feels that it will leak with natural slate at that pitch,

Any views on
A: Will a 15degree single pitch roof with natural salte leak?
B: What alternatives could we use keeping the feel of an old farmhouse?? Felt maybe or a corrugated roof??

many thanks,

I agree natural slate is not suitable for that shallow a pitch

if you insist on that pitch and natural slate maybee (i can hear you laughing) profiled metal sheeting with battons over and slates on top.
alot of hassle for a couble of degrees.

chrisinwestcork

hi sorry could not find a date when u posted but have u tried nordman roofing sheets? they offer a pre insulated option i have used then and am very pleased with the out come, sorry if this is too late and ur roofed already but look at it this way, ur roofed! lol

corboy

Thanks for that link, very interesting, might contact them, galvanised style look is what we are going for so if we could get the sheets without the tile effect would be ideal, I'll get the missus to look at it tonight,

Thanks

Slates

Tegrals Melbourn slate will work at a 15° pitch with a max 5.5m rafter length

This slate looks like a natural slate

Slig

there are a few options,
Slate with double felt or kingspan panel below
Zinc
Copper
Zinc'/copper like roofing membrane with standing seam, if the roof isnt highly visable this could be cheaper and its finisged with metal around eaves etc.

lastbuilders

I used the Tegral Melboure for a pitch of about 17 degrees. Have Capco Cromleight on the rest of the roof and it looks fine though the different roofs do not join.

Lastbuilders