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Conservatory Roof Fact Sheet

Conservatory Roof Fact Sheet

Conservatory Roof Fact Sheet

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides detailed information about TapcoSlate Classic, a roofing product designed for conservatories. It highlights the product's lightweight nature, ease of installation, and durability, making it an ideal choice for conservatory roofs.
Specifications: TapcoSlate Classic is available in various colors and is known for its natural slate appearance. It is lightweight, weighing as low as 12kg per m2, and features a built-in camber for a tighter fit. The product is easy to install with pre-marked nailing and exposure guides.
Features and Benefits: The product is made from an advanced composite polymer blend with UV inhibitors, ensuring low maintenance. It offers a 40-year warranty and is fully tested to BBA standards for fire, wind, snow, rain, and water absorption. It is BBA approved for roof pitches of 14° and upwards.
Composition and Manufacturing: TapcoSlate Classic uses 100% virgin resins and limestone for vibrant colors. The state-of-the-art molding process ensures a unique natural slate appearance on each tile.
Product Design: The camber design provides tight surface contact, preventing flapping, cracking, or delaminating. Spacer tabs and center marks eliminate the need for estimating keyway spacing.
Ratings and Certifications: The product holds BBA certification, recognized by architects and building planners. It also has LABC fast-track approval for local authorities in England, Wales, and Scotland, facilitating faster project approvals.
Testing Findings: TapcoSlate Classic has undergone various tests, including fire rating, hail rating, wind-driven rain/uplift, and accelerated UV exposure. It shows no damage or cracking after freeze/thaw cycles and is impermeable to water.
Contact Information: Tapco Roofing Products is located at Unit 32, Tokenspire Business Park, Hull Road, Woodmansey, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 0TB. Contact via phone at +44 (0)1482 880478 or email at [email protected].
Additional Resources: A comprehensive fixing guide and full product brochure are available for download on the Tapco Roofing Products website.
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Conservatory Roof Fact Sheet-1

Conservatory Roof – Coldstream, Scottish Borders Conservatory Roof Being lightweight, low pitch, easy to install and virtually indestructible, there is no other choice for your conservatory roof than market-leading TapcoSlate Classic Not only does your conservatory roof have to keep out the harsh elements, but it also has to look great too! With its outstanding, natural looks, low waste and unbreakable qualities, Classic Slate has always been a perfect fit for conservatories. It is easy to install, easy to cut and shape, and its 40-year warranty gives you the peace-of-mind needed from a company that has been trading since 1961. Classic Slate’s 16 different tile moulds make sure that your roof has a natural, non-repeated look, just like natural slate, but at a quarter of the weight – saving costs on materials and installation times. Built-in camber for tighter fit No sorting, clipping or drilling Authentic slate appearance – combines the beauty of slate with modern technology Easy to install with pre-marked nailing and exposure guides, plus horizontal spacers Fully tested to BBA Standards, including fire, wind, driven snow & rain, and water absorption BBA approved on roof pitches of 14° and upwards on both felt & batten and fully-boarded applications BRE testing for wind-driven rain found TapoSlate Classic to perform much stronger than all equivalent materials tested LABC fast-track approval for local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland No breakages – will not crack, split or break if dropped or walked upon Random Edges and patterns with constant colour throughout 40-year warranty from a respected, well-established company A Choice of Amazing Stocked Colours

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Conservatory Roof Fact Sheet-2

COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING o Advanced composite polymer blend ‘UV’ inhibitors, blockers and absorbers, achieving an extremely LOW-MAINTENANCE product. o Colours are vibrant and controlled by using a blend of 100% virgin resins and limestone. O State-of-the-art moulding process produces a unique natural slate appearance on each tile. o A more natural colouring is created by blending-in colour during the forming process. STABILITY - DIMENSIONAL AND ‘UV’ o Product formulation results in minimal in-service product expansion/contraction on the roof. o The ‘UV’ package allows the tile to weather...

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