Roofing battens are often classified in colours to indicate which quality grade they ve passed.
Roof batten sizes uk.
Use a spread of batten lengths to achieve.
Battens should be fixed to the rafters and no more than 600mm apart.
Browse our range of trade standard roofing batten such as graded bs5534 treated timber roofing batten 25mm x 50mm.
They should span at least 3 rafters and be at least 1 2m long.
Slate and tile roofs require different size battens.
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Wickes treated roof batten 25 x 50mm x 3 6m single.
Blue roof batten for example signifies it s met the strength requirements of bs 5534 2003 a1.
Wickes treated timber roof batten 25 x 50 x 4800 mm pack of 8.
In addition to criteria such as grading stamp timber species and preservative treatments it s also imperative to specify the right size roofing batten.
For gauges below 200mm there can be a maximum of three consecutive joins in any twelve battens.
No more than a quarter of your roof battens should join over one truss for gauges over 200mm.
Wickes treated roof batten 25 x 38 x 3600 mm.
The use of slate as a roof covering will always be installed double lap.
Minimum timber batten sizes.
Concrete slates require 38x25mm batten for 450mm joist spans and 50x25mm batten for 600mm joist spans.
This means the tile batten meets all uk tile company specifications.
Up to 450mm span.
Before installing your roof battens make sure that you have your size and spacing correct.
Roofing superstore offers c16 timber and c24 timber approved for use in.