concrete tiles weight

[b21playa]

Ive been offerd some reclaimed double roman tiles for my shed roof (approx 400)

What would be the weight of them and would they all fit into a van (vivaro)

Thanks

 

[mikric]

A normal double roman tile weighs about 4.6 kilos each . So 400 comes in at about 1.8 tons.

 

[noseall]

1840kgs actually.

 

[b21playa]

1840kgs actually.

cool

Will go in the transit then, its a mwb semi high roof model.

Got to worth collecting, a steal at £40 the lot. Just need to get ridge tiles.

I've calculated 388 tiles for 40sqm (floor span is 30sqm) have a 75mm headlap.

 

[mikric]

Sorry Nose ! As they were reclaimed had allowed a bit for chips and missing corners

 

[b21playa]

right all

Picked them up today all in a transit, there is around 500 - 550 tiles.

400 are of one colour and 100-150 of another. All weathered granualr double romans.

Total cost of £65 inc fuel

Tomorrows job for my grafter is to take them out of the van and stack them in the garden

 

[noseall]

....and diynots employer of the month is......

 

[b21playa]

....and diynots employer of the month is......

Had to move them myself in the end - hard work, and that was only into the garage. They will have to be taken to the back of the garden eventually.

 

[cjard]

They will have to be taken to the back of the garden eventually.

"Won't they get wet if you leave them out like that?" -- A female friend of my brother, talking about the 3 crates of reclaimed slates he'd had delivered