Traditionally a minimum roof pitch of 20 was recommended in bs 5534 but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15.
Low pitch plain concrete roof tiles.
With the introduction of machine made clay tiles this has now dropped slightly to 30 similar to the marley hawkins single camber tile.
Low pitch roof tiles are thought of as those that are suitable for laying on roofs at 20 degrees or less.
For more information see our blog post on batten spacing for roof tiles.
Popular applications include extensions where windows or planning restrictions prevent the use of standard roof tiles.
This means many of the tiles previously used on low pitched roofs for purely aesthetic reasons have improved in functionality.
Decra classic these are coated zinc aluminium galvanised steel tile panels with the appearance of traditional concrete roof tiles.
Additionally there are some concrete tiles available that can be laid as low as 10 although these are not too commonly used.
Melodie clay single interlocking pantiles have a flexible gauge.
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Concrete tiles and slates for low roof pitches.
In most instances 35 will be the minimum pitch for plain concrete tiles which is another reason why the material is the preferred choice for those who use them regularly.
Types of tile recommended pitch.
Edgemere interlocking slate is a large format concrete roof covering with a thin leading edge for a slate like appearance.
Previously it was accepted that 35 was the lowest recommended pitch for both concrete and clay variants of the tile.
Clay single camber plain tiles can pitch down to 30 manufacturer dependant although the vast majority available have a limit of 35.
As a general rule 15 is the minimum pitch for concrete tiles which has decreased from the original recommended level of 20.