Today, roofing materials presented on the Russian market definitely satisfy the consumer with their functional and visual diversity. Roof arrangements can be made using different types of tiles, but traditional slate products do not lose their popularity. The competitive features of this roofing material remain the same as they were decades ago. Next, we will talk about the size of the slate and the nuances of its choice.
Advantages and features of slate sheet
Existing manufacturers also produce sufficient volumes of this building material, guided by the existing demand for it. The competitiveness of the product is determined by the following advantages::
- optimal purchase price;
- practical and easy to use in construction;
- increased reliability and durability;
- each slate has a standard format, regulated during production by technical state standards.
These and other quality indicators of building materials ensure trouble-free installation. As part of the manufacturing technology, the product was given a special name, according to which it is an asbestos-cement sheet wave-shaped building material. In fact, in addition to wavy, there is a flat slate .
Slate presented on the market: dimensions, range of materials
If everything is clear with flat-format sheet building materials, then the classic size of a slate sheet is determined by its wave segments. Today, variants of 6, 7 and 8 wave building materials are available on the market. According to the parameters of each product, you can navigate according to GOST 30340-95. all dimensional indicators are shown in the table.
| Item Type | Length and width, mm | Thickness, mm | Wave pitch (bend), cm | Product weight, kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Format | 2500×1200
3000×1200 3000×1500 3600×1200 3600×1500 |
6/8/10 | – | 38-115 |
| Six-wave | 1750×1125 | 6/7,5 | 20 | 25/35 |
| Seven-wave | 1750×980 | 5,2/5,8 | 15 | 18-23 |
| Eight-wave | 1750×1130 | 5/5,2/5,8 | 15 | 20/20,6/26 |
Important! With the actual dimensions of slate, it has working boundaries. Since the building material is overlapped, covering a certain area, it is necessary to make 15-20% stock of building material, increasing the number of purchased slates to compensate for the loss of the overlapped part.
Separately, it is worth talking about a variety of sheet products with 5 bends. The so-called European profile has been used only recently. Its dimensions are identical to the eight-wave product: 1750x1130x5. 8 mm. The geometry of the sheet product in this case is changed – the bends are replaced with plane-shaped depressions, and therefore such an indicator as the wave height is also important. It is produced in accordance with the production standard 30340-2012.
It is worth noting that the production of wave slate can also be carried out according to individual customer orders. In this case, it differs from the regulated products.
Features of building material components
Asbestos cement is a priority raw material used to produce this building material. Its physical and technical properties are unique, so the described product is popular not only for its shapes, but also for its performance characteristics.
Main advantages of asbestos cement:
- environmental safety for humans and the environment;
- in combination with chrysolite fibers-maximum density and strength level;
- thermal stability, which is relevant even for very hot climates;
- possibility of processing (cutting), which simplifies the installation process even on a very large surface;
- guarantee of continuous operation for up to 50 years in the original quality for almost the entire period.
A wavy slope will reliably protect your homes and the wall surface itself, since the coating, located even at a small angle, provides rainwater and meltwater runoff.
Also, along with the overall quality indicators, building materials have other important features for operation:
- slates of different formats are invariably solid – they are able to withstand a person, but at the same time any rafter system copes with the load held from the roof;
- building materials do not conduct electric current;
- even heavy rain hitting the surface or hail will not create noise inside the room, because the building material has a noise reduction effect.
It is worth noting the simplicity of repairing surfaces from this building material. In fact, you can replace defective slate sheets locally. The whole structure remains intact while the damaged area is easily restored.
Alternative industries where building materials are used
Considering all the possibilities that this sheet building material has, it is advisable to use it not only as a surface layer on the building, but also for a number of other tasks.
Outdated wavelike or flat-format building materials can be used for fencing territories. So, fragments of slate are used to create full-fledged fences or fences on a land plot. If we compare it with alternative raw materials, then such a building material has the following advantages::
- extreme durability (it is not afraid of corrosion and rotting processes, as well as asbestos cement is inert to organic manifestations and many other negative environmental factors);
- aesthetics (slates not only allow you to create a distance between land plots, but also look no worse than a grid or other fences);
- again, the simplicity of creating such a fence (sheet building material easily enters the earth’s thickness, firmly fixed in it).
If you think carefully, then, probably, there are many other original ways to attract sheet building materials in everyday life as an improvised tool.