Choose one of two types of protective treatments.
Raised battons for tile roofs.
On roofs with a steep slope tiles are usually fastened to battens.
The pads elevating the battens also seal around every batten fastener further waterproofing the system.
Blue roof batten for example signifies it s met the strength requirements of bs 5534 2003 a1.
Roof batten is made of wood and used to elevate roof tile off of the roof deck 4 ft.
Reduces labor and installation costs.
The space created by the elevated batten is a natural form of insulation.
On steep slopes tiles are usually fastened to the battens.
They allow air flow and prevent heat absorbed by the tiles to stay off the underlayment and keeps it from transferring into the attic below.
Where the tile fasteners penetrate the battens and underlayment resulting in thousands of punctures on a typical roof.
Plastic battens can have up to double the penetrations per the instruction manual plastic battens are to be fastened every 6 with a staple fastener where as wood battens require a fastener every 12 wood battens are an approved anchor for tile hence a roof tile can be fastened to the batten alone and the nail used to hold down the tile does not have to penetrate the felt paper.
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Slide a strip of batten under the tile so that the tile hangs from it and then fix the batten into place using a suitable hammer and nails.
A general rule is for the bottom edge of the tile to stop just short of the center of the gutter.
Suitable for all tile profiles.
The fairly cheap and common shingle roofs that many people have are quite light.
If you are transitioning from a light roof to a tile roof the weight difference will be substantial.
This means the tile batten meets all uk tile company specifications.
Cool roof system brochure.
Pressure treated option available with lifetime warranty.
Wood battens rot over time because they do not allow air circulation under the roof tile.
For example with a 6 inch wide gutter the tile would overhang by roughly 3 inches.
According to cemtile most roof tile manufacturers allow direct nailing but on roofs with a slope greater than 7 12.
Manufactures corrugated plastic battens for roofs.
The fluted plastic battens solve many problems caused by the use of wood battens.
Elevated batten system brochure.
Elevated battens are typically used with tile roofs.
Roofing battens are often classified in colours to indicate which quality grade they ve passed.
It also has the added benefit of keeping moisture off the roof deck.
