As the construction of the house is nearing completioncompletion, many begin to think about the construction of the roof. Today, there is a huge number of possible options for roofs with the use of various technologies. Whatever it was, people prefer slate. This roofing material is quite strong and can serve, as practice shows, for many years. I think that many saw old houses built during the Soviet Union with a greenery that was green, but not damaged by slate.
The main aspect that should be taken into account whenThe choice is the size of the slate. This is easy to explain: knowing the exact dimensions of the sheet, you can easily calculate the amount of roofing material you need without problems.
So, the size of 8-wave slate can be different. It all depends on which producer produced this or that material. But in its majority the size of this sheet is 113 by 175 cm.
The size of the slate 6-wave is slightly smaller.It is usually 112.5 by 175 cm. There is practically no difference between the two sheets. It would seem that there are more waves, bigger and bigger. But in fact, not so. All because in the eight wave they are more compact, i.e. the distance between two neighboring waves is less than in a six-wave one. Therefore, if you want to change one sheet to another, you will not succeed, because waves will not coincide.
• High strength. This material can easily withstand the weight of a person, which can not be said, for example, about bituminous slate sheets.
• Long service life. This fact is easy to confirm than that today you can see a house with a Soviet slate.
• Refractoriness. It is not combustible at all, which makes it possible to use it at high-risk facilities.
• Availability. The low price of such material helps to reduce the cost of construction.
The main disadvantages are:
• Limited slate size, i.e. there are only a few variations of this material.
Now you know what kind of slate, what are itsmain advantages and disadvantages. Knowing the size of the slate, its most common modifications, you can easily calculate the required amount of this material on the roof of your house, which will allow you to significantly save.