How To Set Out A Roof For Tiling

Roofing battens are nailed into the rafters or roof joists or trusses and provide support for the roof tiles or slates.

How to set out a roof for tiling.

For example 25 x 50mm battens are required for single lap modern roof tiles laid on rafters with a 600mm span. Then determine the position of the highest batten at the top typically the top of the uppermost row of slates tiles should be at least 75mm 3 inches under the edge of the ridge tile. Each plain tile is 165mm wide and can have up to 3mm gap between them. Roofing with plain tiles positioning the battens.

The supplier of the tiles should recommend the spacing up the roof between the battens known. Just short of the centre of the gutter. After you have determined the distance between the first two battens measure the distance and set battens using that. A minimum of a 3 inch overlap is required for the tiles.

Plain tiles are laid on the battens in a brick bond pattern i e. How to space a tiled roof firstly get two of your roof tiles and either two full battens or two offcuts of batten and place them onto the roof one above the other. Having set out and nailed all the battens the setting out of tiles on each batten should be considered. Make sure the tile lugs are seated snuggly onto the top edges of the battens.

The first course of tiles should be set out to equalise all the gaps between the tiles start and finish at corner or abutments and hopefully line up with the sides of window openings. Step 5 hold a final short strip of batten across the top of the roof just below the ridge and rest a tile on it. Start by establishing the position for the lowest batten for the slates tiles on the roof allow for the overhang of the stales tiles in front of the fascia. With the joints between them.

Use a hammer and nails to attach a second short strip of batten further up the roof the distance between it and the first batten being the distance calculated in step 3. Next place your two tiles one on top of the other loose onto the battens without anything being fixed. Use two tiles to determine the spacing required for the battens.