Rafter vs tile pitch

[23vc]

I’m hoping that this is a silly question.
I’ve started my roof and the rafter pitch is 17-18 degrees, which means I should be ok for veluxs and Marley mendips.
I’ve done a dry run of a couple of mendips, and the pitch of the actual tile is (obviously) a lot less, more like 12 degrees.
I’m assuming this is expected, and that the published minimum pitch requirements relate to the rafters (please tell me I’m right)

 

[^woody^]

It's a silly question

 

[stuart45]

It's a silly question

Give him a silly answer then.

 

[23vc]

It's a silly question

I’m hoping you’re confirming I’m correct.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Now you're just being silly.

 

[23vc]

I’ll happily accept that it’s the silliest question ever asked on this forum, provided one of you puts me out of my misery by confirming that my original concern is indeed silly

 

[charliegolf]

They obvs don't know.

 

[noseall]

It's the pitch of the rafter not the lie angle of the tile that is important.

 

[23vc]

Thanks noseall for confirming how silly I am

 

[charliegolf]

I actually roofed and tiled my 30 sqm garage- a job I remain proud of- without even hearing the term, 'lie angle of the tile'. Am I a natural?

CG

 

[noseall]

Am I a natural

Depends if you got the first course lie angle correct or not. Some people don't but are still proud of their roofs.

N.

 

[23vc]

Depends if you got the first course lie angle correct or not. Some people don't but are still proud of their roofs.

N.

That’s what I’m trying to do now. Ended up hanging 2 temp. rafters , battening and putting 2 tiles on in order to work out how high to sit the fascia, taking into account one of those eaves tray plus bird guard things. I’m sure it’ll still be wrong though...