Slate Roof Tile Thickness

Depending on the grade thickness and the overall quality of slate tiles expect to pay between 6 50 and 15 00 per square foot for materials alone.

Slate roof tile thickness.

Some quarries such as glendyne which produces our north country unfading black slate can be split consistently and sold 3 16 3 8 and. Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon. The most common thickness is and weighs approximately 935 pounds per square when installed with a 3 headlap. Nominal 3 8 inch 10 mm to 1 2 inch 13 mm 4.

Lifetime limited material warranty. Available in 12 10 9 7 and 6 widths. Nominal 3 16 inch 5 mm to 1 4 inch 7 mm 2. The quality but also the weight is determined by the thickness.

Resistant to fading rotting cracking and pests. Slate roof tiles are also available in a range of thicknesses from 3 16 to 1 with the standard thickness being 3 8. Nominal 1 4 inch 7 mm to 3 8 inch 10 mm 3. Can be installed at 6 7 7 1 2 and 8 exposure.

Standard roofing slate thicknesses and sizes 1. Modeled from actual slate for natural non repeating beauty.