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The Shakes striking appearance, and the stunning silver hue it develops with age, makes it highly sought after for even simple residential roofing and cladding. The product is supplied by the bundle and comes in random widths, and only the top grade is supplied. They can be supplied untreated or with a preservative compliant with BS 8417.
Furthermore, it provides superb sound dampening for your roof as well as exceptional resistance to all weathers. It is available in several combinations of width and length. The size that is readily available from stock is 600mm x 19mm Heavies. A maximum 20% flatgrain is permitted, according to the shakes’ certigrade grading rules.
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Grade |
Blue Label, 100% Heartwood, 100% Edge Grain and 100% Clear |
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Size |
600mm long, random widths 75mm - 300mm |
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Thickness |
19mm at the butt, tapering |
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Profile |
Sawn one side and hand split, rectangular |
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Bundle |
Approx. 44 pieces |
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Max Pitch |
90° |
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Min Pitch |
20° |
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| Maximum Gauge | Covering m2per bundle | Laid weight kg/m2 | Battens per lin.m/m2 | |
| 75-90° | 250mm | 2.12 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| 20-74° | 190mm | 1.39 | 9.4 | 5.3 |