Mono Pitch Roof Tiles

This is often a configuration seen on simple shed buildings.

Mono pitch roof tiles.

Mono pitched roofs are also known by the names of skillion roofs shed roofs pent roof and lean to roof. Often you express roof pitch as the ratio between the rise and the run in the form of x 12. Roof pitch refers to the slope which the rafter creates. They differ considerably from the conventional gabled roofs in shape and construction.

All russell roof tiles concrete fittings are manufactured in accordance with the requirements of bs en 490 concrete roof tiles and fittings product specifications and bs en 491 concrete roof tiles and fitting test methods. Although ceramic tile roofs are expensive they can have a life span of over 100 years. Set out the first second and all the rest of slates on a pitched roof. It is uncommon to find a roof below 15 but for those very low pitch applications there are interlocking clay pantiles available suitable for use down to 12 5.

The mono ridge is available in a range of colours please see the list below. The bearing of mono pitched trusses into shoes should be in accordance with table 1 unless designed by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5. Universal angle block end monoridge tiles are available in colours slate grey terracotta and tudor brown in left hand and right hand versions. Universal angle block end monoridge tiles or universal angle monoridge end caps must be used at the verge when using ambi dry verge dryverge or rapid dryverge.

Mono pitched or shed roof can be attached or freestanding. It is sloped only on one single side. This type of roof is also referred to as a pent roof lean to roof or skillion roof. While the gabled roof is always pitched in two directions the mono pitch always slants in a single direction.

Shingle roofs typically have a life span of 15 30 years while membrane roofs usually last 5 15 years. You can assess this in two ways either as the roof pitch angles which the rafters make with the horizontal or the proportion between the run and the rise of the roof. Traditionally a minimum roof pitch of 20 was recommended in bs 5534 but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15. Hipped roofs constructed with trussed rafters typically require a series of diminishing mono pitched trusses supported by a girder truss.

Set out the first second and all the rest of slates on a pitched roof. A mono pitched roof runs from a taller wall to a wall of lesser height to produce a slope. Saw tooth roofs can often be seen on old school factories that were constructed with a series of mono pitched roofs that are used to allow sunlight to filter down to the shop floor.