Types of tile recommended pitch.
Shallow angle roof tiles.
Clay or cement tiles can be used on a wide range of roof pitches.
This means many of the tiles previously used on low pitched roofs for purely aesthetic reasons have improved in functionality.
Pitch is the term used to describe the angle slope or slant of your roof.
These are the weak spots on any roof but especially on shallow ones.
Previously it was accepted that 35 was the lowest recommended pitch for both concrete and clay variants of the tile.
For pitches of 2 5 12 up to 4 12 the roof requires double underlayment.
Forticrete centurion low pitch roof tiles are also able to tile a roof down to a 10 pitch.
It is uncommon to find a roof below 15 but for those very low pitch applications there are interlocking clay pantiles available suitable for use down to 12 5.
These shallow pitch roof tiles are extremely easy to fit requiring a tile clip over the underlock and an.
Other low pitch roof tile options.
With the introduction of machine made clay tiles.
Minimum roof pitch is the lowest angle at which a roof can be designed so the roof covering remains watertight.
Use fixing clips if specified by the manufacturer tiles on a shallow roof are more likely to be lifted by wind.
Double check the tile can be used on roofs with valleys and hips at this low pitch.