Fixing Specification – Semi-Exposed Areas

Coastal regions and certain inland areas.

Mechanically fix a band of tiles, equal to a fifth of the number of courses on the rafter length, at the eaves and verges, also at the chimmneys and abutments. Fix a full tile adjacent to hips and valleys with the cut tiles. Mechanically fix every third tile on the remainder of the roof in a raking patteren. Closed soffits must be fitted to all eaves and verge overhangs.

Roof Pitches
17° to < 26° - underlay mandatory
26° to < 45° - underlay recommended, mandatory at coast
45° to vertical - underlay mandatory, each tile to be nailed and clipped

Tiling and fixing to comply with SANS 10062:2003