Suitable for all tile profiles.
Raised battons for tile roofs.
According to cemtile most roof tile manufacturers allow direct nailing but on roofs with a slope greater than 7 12.
High grade wood with 100 recycled pads to elevate above the roof deck to eliminate water ponding rotting of the battens and allow free flow of water and air.
Pressure treated option available with lifetime warranty.
They allow air flow and prevent heat absorbed by the tiles to stay off the underlayment and keeps it from transferring into the attic below.
On steep slopes tiles are usually fastened to the battens.
Choose one of two types of protective treatments.
Where the tile fasteners penetrate the battens and underlayment resulting in thousands of punctures on a typical roof.
Battens elevate roof tile above the roof deck and can be run either horizontal or perpendicular to the slope of the roof.
It also has the added benefit of keeping moisture off the roof deck.
Reduces labor and installation costs.
For a relatively average house with a 1 500 square foot roof the total of underlayment and tiles will equal something approaching 8 tons in weight.
Elevated batten system brochure.
Our most popular anti fungus anti mold purple.
Wood battens rot over time because they do not allow air circulation under the roof tile.
If you are transitioning from a light roof to a tile roof the weight difference will be substantial.
Blue roof batten for example signifies it s met the strength requirements of bs 5534 2003 a1.
The pads elevating the battens also seal around every batten fastener further waterproofing the system.
The fluted plastic battens solve many problems caused by the use of wood battens.
A general rule is for the bottom edge of the tile to stop just short of the center of the gutter.
Roofing battens are often classified in colours to indicate which quality grade they ve passed.
For example with a 6 inch wide gutter the tile would overhang by roughly 3 inches.
On roofs with a steep slope tiles are usually fastened to battens.
Roof batten is made of wood and used to elevate roof tile off of the roof deck 4 ft.
This means the tile batten meets all uk tile company specifications.
Cool roof system brochure.
Elevated battens are typically used with tile roofs.
Plastic battens can have up to double the penetrations per the instruction manual plastic battens are to be fastened every 6 with a staple fastener where as wood battens require a fastener every 12 wood battens are an approved anchor for tile hence a roof tile can be fastened to the batten alone and the nail used to hold down the tile does not have to penetrate the felt paper.
The fairly cheap and common shingle roofs that many people have are quite light.
