Raised Battons For Tile Roofs

Choose one of two types of protective treatments.

Raised battons for tile roofs.

Manufactures corrugated plastic battens for roofs. Elevated batten system brochure. It also has the added benefit of keeping moisture off the roof deck. High grade wood with 100 recycled pads to elevate above the roof deck to eliminate water ponding rotting of the battens and allow free flow of water and air.

Cool roof system brochure. Roofing battens are often classified in colours to indicate which quality grade they ve passed. Wood battens rot over time because they do not allow air circulation under the roof tile. Roof batten is made of wood and used to elevate roof tile off of the roof deck 4 ft.

According to cemtile most roof tile manufacturers allow direct nailing but on roofs with a slope greater than 7 12. 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. If you are transitioning from a light roof to a tile roof the weight difference will be substantial. The fairly cheap and common shingle roofs that many people have are quite light.

The pads elevating the battens also seal around every batten fastener further waterproofing the system. Pressure treated option available with lifetime warranty. Suitable for all tile profiles. This means the tile batten meets all uk tile company specifications.

A general rule is for the bottom edge of the tile to stop just short of the center of the gutter. Elevated battens are typically used with tile roofs. On roofs with a steep slope tiles are usually fastened to battens. The space created by the elevated batten is a natural form of insulation.

For a relatively average house with a 1 500 square foot roof the total of underlayment and tiles will equal something approaching 8 tons in weight. 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.

The fluted plastic battens solve many problems caused by the use of wood battens. For example with a 6 inch wide gutter the tile would overhang by roughly 3 inches. Our most popular anti fungus anti mold purple. Blue roof batten for example signifies it s met the strength requirements of bs 5534 2003 a1.