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Building Regulations and Standards: Verge slates

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    • CommentAuthorlesp
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017
     
    I am about to slate the roof on a new build and have received some conflicting advice regarding the verge slates. We are using Spanish pre-holed 250x500 slates with a head lap of 90mm. The roof angle is 35 deg. and we are using a continuous plastic dry verge. My query is this: can I use a half slate on the verge or do I use a slate and a half? The roof is N – S facing and we are in South West Wales. I would be grateful for any advice that anyone could offer.
    Regards
    Les
    • CommentAuthorowlman
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017
     
    I used Cambrian man made slates on my sunroom and used their 1.5s, alternating with whole tiles at the verges, but then I had to get it exact for the interlock. It certainly made a neat job. Personally I would think that splitting a 250mm tile wouldn't look as good, but that's just an opinion.
    P.S. I'm not a roofer.
    • CommentAuthorCWatters
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017 edited
     
    Normally tile and a half for natural slates... Page 19..

    http://www.welshslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Roofing_brochure_webJuly14.pdf
    • CommentAuthorCWatters
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017
     
    • CommentAuthorJamster
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017
     
    Tile and a half - make sure your roofers fix the dry verge properly (he says from bitter experience)...
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeAug 24th 2017
     
    Building regs may let half slates by but if you are getting warranty insurance they won't.
    • CommentAuthorlesp
    • CommentTimeSep 3rd 2017
     
    Thank you all for the useful info. We have decided to go with the slate and a half

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