Description
Balmoral is a New Generation, interlocking riven slate which is a new concept in roofing that uses the natural properties of clay to give the visual appearance of a natural slate, combined with economic benefits of interlocking tile design.
| Material | Clay |
| Headlap | 75 – 120 |
| Tile Dimensions (mm) | 330 x 226 |
| Batten Spacing | 210 – 255 |
| Weight as laid | 47.2 kg per m2 |
| Weight per 1000 | 2.3 tonnes |
| Quantity per pallet | 480 |
| Weight/Tile | 2.3 KG |
| Minimum Roof Pitch | 22.5⁰ |
| Tiles per m² | 20.05 slates per m² |
The main advantages of the Balmoral Slate Roof tile are:
- Substantial labour savings compared with double lapped natural slate and fibre cement products
- No on-site holing or sorting required full range of roofing systems available including dry ridge, dry verge and dry hip clips available for secure mechanical fixing. Balmoral eliminates the need for eaves and tops tiles
- Can be laid on roof pitches as low as 22.5 degrees
- All raw clay is extracted from an abundant source of local reserves located within 1km of the production process
