Roof Slate Sizes Ireland

Once fitted the client can enjoy all the benefits of the highest quality roof with a rock solid 100 year.

Roof slate sizes ireland. Browse our range of roadstone roof tiles for your home industrial projects. Slate supplies are the largest importer of natural roof slate in ireland uk. Who knows anything about irish roofing slate. Fibre cement slate clay tile roof window chimney pots and roofing materials are also available.

Known as sips these panels are supplied 1 21m wide in 7 45 m lengths and 150mm with 112mm insulation to 300mm thick. The roofing slate of ireland. Western natural roof slate is quarried exclusively for slate supplies ltd. We specialise in spanish western and richmond slate brazilian santos slate welsh blue bangor slate and american vermont natural slate.

Natural slate has been used to roof buildings in the uk and ireland for many centuries. It wasn t until mary lou willits of the slate valley museum in granville new york. Nominal 3 16 inch 5 mm to 1 4 inch 7 mm 2. We are ireland s leading building construction material supplier.

Changes to slating and tiling guidelines in ireland highlights a substantial change for roof battens as they are now required to be strength graded. Nominal 1 4 inch 7 mm to 3 8 inch 10 mm 3. On 1 january 2018 the standard recommendation 82 2017 slating and tiling code of practice s r. The redland cambrian grey slate is a good example of man made slate as it is composed of 60 of natural slate the slate also comes with interlocking ability.

Nominal 3 8 inch 10 mm to 1 2 inch 13 mm 4. 24 l x 14 w 610 mm x 356mm. 82 will formally replace irish code of practice 2 2002 slating and tiling. Tegral building products are proud to be ireland s only manufacturer of fibre cement roof slates supporting irish jobs and the irish economy.

Although many alternative man made roofing options are now available natural slate is still highly prized not only for its durability but for it beauty and flexibility as a roofing material. Even when i was attending the international federation of roofing trades congress in dublin ireland a few years ago no one there knew anything about irish roofing slate nor could anyone produce one for me to look at. Nominal 1 2 inch 13 mm to 3 4 inch 19 mm b.