Gauge Roof Tiles

Stone coated steel roof tiles 26 gauge.

Gauge roof tiles. Roofing battens or laths are strips of timber which are nailed into lines along the roof trusses of a house from which the roof tiles are hung. Western states metal roofing. N gauge products 893 n accessories by scene 303 civil engineering 43 industrial 48 trackside and railway 100 town and country 79 n walls fencing 30 n hedges bushes 36 n gauge. Because 22 24 or 26 gauge sheeting is thicker and will therefore remain more structurally sound over a longer span than a 29 gauge the building needs fewer supports which saves your customers money.

Western states metal roofing. Steel roof deck 20 gauge corrugated. Post frames generally lack structural sheathing so the roof and wall panels must span between the supporting trusses or purlins. The gauge is the exposed section of tile when it sits on the roof ignoring the overlap with adjoining tiles.

Step 1 rest a sample tile on the roof so the bottom edge overhangs the fascia and guttering by the distance recommended by the tile manufacturer taking into account any local ordinances that apply to your building. Western states metal roofing. Steel roof deck 18 gauge corrugated. The gauge will be the spacing between your battens.

The gauge is in fact the same as the margin which is the length of the tile exposed. Because battens support the tiles the spacing is determined by the size of the tiles and the length of the roof to be covered.