Slate Roof Weight Per Square Foot

Three tab asphaltshingles weigh 50 80 pounds per bundle.

Slate roof weight per square foot.

So one hard or soft slate for each square foot of your house times 1 500 will be total cost of a new slate roof. The weight of a bundle of shingles depends on the type of material you re dealing with. Ft kilograms per square meter kg m 2 source. Asphalt shingles have a total cost around 200 per.

Installing a natural slate roof starts around 9 10 or more a square foot for a basic roof up to 30 40 or more a square foot depending on the type of slate used the installation pattern some methods use more slate per square foot the design of the roof the height of the building the slope and other factors. These are the weights of typical actual products. Weight will very with thickness of the slate. The weight of slate tiles will of course depend on the thickness.

Shingles are sold in bundles that will cover a certain square footage of your roof usually 33 3 square feet. Based on a 3 headlap. Slate thickness and weight chart. Per square smaller roofing slates actually weigh more than larger slates and come in at around 800lbs square while larger slates 12 24 weigh about 700lbs square.

If the slate tiles are 3 8 thick they will weigh around 5 5 lbs per sq ft. The weights of other actual products of the same type may vary. 3 8 1170 lbs. Pounds per square foot lb ft 2 pounds per square 100 sq.

For 1 2 slate the figure is around 7 3 lbs per sq ft and is approximately 11 lbs per sq ft for 3 4. Weight of roofing materials. It is expensive to install compared to other roofs. Architectural asphaltshingles weigh 65 80 pounds per bundle.

The square footage of a house is usually equivalent to the roof s square footage. Weight pounds per square. On average slate measured at approximately 1 4 inch thick weighs between 700 and 800 pounds per square. Asphalt shingles 3 tab or strip 1 95 lbs.