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TapcoSlate - Classic Tile - Roofing tile

Name: TapcoSlate - Classic Tile - Roofing tile
Brand: Tapco Roofing Products
SKU: 8e53gSaC3LXYdA86jwvGt3

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Tapco Slate Classic Tile 706 Plum

Authentically shaped classic roof tiles with textured surfaces and riven edges moulded from authentic slates.

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Application

Suitable for conservatories, modern houses or listed buildings.

Authentically shaped classic roof tiles with textured surfaces and riven edges moulded from authentic slates.

Features and benefits:

Lightweight – as low as 12 kg/m².
Easy to install with pre-marked nailing and exposure guides and spacers.
Easily cut with a fine-toothed saw or sharp utility blade.
Built-in camber for tighter fit when fixed in situ.
No sorting, clipping or drilling prior to roof loading. Packaged in bundles of twenty-five for easy handling.
Fittings (ridges and hips) are mechanically fixed.
Local Authority Building Control (LABC) and Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) Registered Details product.
Fully tested to BBA, ETA and CE standards, including fire rating, water absorption, wind, driven snow and rain.
BRE testing for wind-driven rain found TapoSlate Classic to perform more strongly than all equivalent materials tested and at a lower pitch.

Color	Black Red Grey Green Brown Other Orange Purple Show more
Finish	Textured
Material	Limestone Polypropylene Manufacturer guidance Recyclable limestone and polypropylene mix.
Shape	Rectangle
Length	445 mm
Width	292 mm
Height	5 mm
Warranty description	40 year

Uniclass	Pr_25_93_72_72 Reconstituted interlocking slatesPrimary
CAWS	H61/5 Roof slating H65/5 Roof tiling H60/3 Roof tiling H62/145 Roof slating H62/125 Roof slating H65/10 Reconstituted slate roof tiling H61/105 Roof slating H62/3 Roof slating H62/105 Roof slating

Colour	Plum.
Size	445 x 292 mm. Guidance for specification option: Excluding horizontal spacers which are 5 mm on each side.
Recycled content	Guidance for specification option: Not made from recycled plastics but is manufactured from recyclable virgin limestone and polypropylene. Manufacturer guidance FIXING GUIDE VIDEOS!
Execution	Guidance for specification option: Cutting: Fine-toothed handsaw, jigsaw, circular saw, or sharp utility blade.

Weight	0.7 kg.
Pitch	14-90°.
Gauge	6” at 14° to 25°, 6.5” at 25° to 27.5°, 7” at 27.5° to 30°, 7.5” above 30°.
Coverage	Guidance for specification option: Coverage Slate: 22 slates/m² at 14° to 25°, 20 slates/m² at 25° to 27.5°, 19 slates/m² at 27.5° to 30°, 18 slates/m² above 30°. Coverage Ridge Gap: 5.5 per linear metre. Coverage Hip: 5.5 to 6.5 per linear metre (depending on gauge).
Fixing	Guidance for specification option: Large-headed galvanized 30 mm by 2.5 mm steel nails (using hammer or nail-gun), aluminium or copper nails may also be used, but driving them through the slate may cause bending, longer 76 mm nail required for fixing ridges and hips.
FireRating	To BS476 Part 3, Boarded Roof SAA, Battened Roof SAC.
ExpectedLife	80+ years.

Contains Red List materials	No
Country of material origin	United States
Country of product manufacture	United States
Recyclability	Recyclable
Recycled content As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021	0 % Manufacturer guidance Not made from recycled plastics but is manufactured from recyclable virgin limestone and polypropylene.