Slate Roof Tile Thickness

The most common thickness is and weighs approximately 935 pounds per square when installed with a 3 headlap.

Slate roof tile thickness. Can be installed at 6 7 7 1 2 and 8 exposure. Nominal 1 2 inch 13 mm to 3 4 inch 19 mm. Lifetime limited material warranty. Slate roof tiles are rectangle in shape but can be trimmed into special shapes such as clipped corners diamond fish scale and hexagon.

Available in 12 10 9 7 and 6 widths. Modeled from actual slate for natural non repeating beauty. North country unfading black slate 3 16. Nominal 1 4 inch 7 mm to 3 8 inch 10 mm 3.

Resistant to fading rotting cracking and pests. Nominal 3 16 inch 5 mm to 1 4 inch 7 mm 2. The quality but also the weight is determined by the thickness. Slate roof tiles are also available in a range of thicknesses from 3 16 to 1 with the standard thickness being 3 8.

Depending on the grade thickness and the overall quality of slate tiles expect to pay between 6 50 and 15 00 per square foot for materials alone. Some quarries such as glendyne which produces our north country unfading black slate can be split consistently and sold 3 16 3 8 and.