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Application

Suitable for:

  • Residential and commercial properties.
  • Heritage or restoration projects.

Description

Reproduction stone roofing formed from glass fibre reinforced concrete (GRC), weighing 65 kgm².


Features and benefits:

  • 100% through-colour for colourfastness.
  • Weathers and cuts like natural stone.
  • Hard wearing and durable.
  • Lightweight.
  • Cost-effective (reduces labour costs).
  • Versatile.
  • 20% lighter that natural roofing stone.
  • Easy to lay and cut, without cracking or breaking.
  • Hand crafted using moulds from original natural stones to create an authentic roofscape.
  • Ventilation ridges and slates are available.
  • Tested to BS EN 492:2012.
  • 25 year warranty.

General information

Color

Other

Guidance for specification option:

  • Charnwood.
  • Cotsway.
  • Rutland.


Beige

Grey

Blue

Manufacturer guidance

As with natural slate, shades may vary with no two stones ever the same.

Finish

Natural

Textured

Weathered

Material

Glass Fibre

Concrete

Manufacturer guidance

Glass fibre reinforced concrete (GRC).

Shape

Rectangle

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

12 mm

Warranty description

25 year

Uniclass

Ss_25_20_33_35 Glass fibre-reinforced concrete (GRC) wall cladding systemsPrimary

CAWS

H40/110 GRC cladding

Specification data - Glass fibre-reinforced concrete (GRC) wall cladding systems

Cladding panels and facade components

Glass-reinforced concrete slates.

System accessories

Not required.

Ridges.

Ventilation ridge.

Ventilation slate.

Slate type

Main slates.

Top slates.

Under eaves.

Slate size

10 x 4".

Guidance for specification option:

Main slate.

10 x 6".

Guidance for specification option:

Main slate.

10 x 8".

Guidance for specification option:

Main slate.

10 x 12".

Guidance for specification option:

Main slate.

12 x 4".

Guidance for specification option:

Main slate.

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Colour

Charnwood.

Cotsway.

Rutland.

Manufacturer guidance

As with natural slate, shades may vary with no two stones ever the same.

Fixing

40 mm aluminium.

40 mm reinforced nylon.

Manufacturer guidance

Hang on recommended battens with slate pegs. Gables, junctions and ridges are to be mechanically fixed.

Roof pitch

Minimum pitch: 20°; Maximum pitch: 90°.

Head-lap

3", 4" and 5".

Guidance for specification option:

  • 3" headlap fix to 5th course over 47° pitch.
  • 4" headlap fix to 4th course under 27–24° pitch.
  • 5" headlap fix to 5th course under 24–20° pitch.


Weight

65 kgm².

Standards

To BS EN 492:2012.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Literature

1. SIGA Slate Brochure

1. SIGA Slate Brochure

4. SIGA Heritage Reproduction Stone Brochure

4. SIGA Heritage Reproduction Stone Brochure

SIGA Heritage Reproduction Stone Data Sheet

SIGA Heritage Reproduction Stone Data Sheet

Case studies

SIGA Heritage - Cotsway

SIGA Heritage - Cotsway

SIGA Heritage - Rutland

SIGA Heritage - Rutland