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Battening and Holing Gauges for Slate Roofing

The table below gives a range of sizes for the correct Batten Gauge (distance between battens) for your chosen slate length and lap.

It also allows you to determine the holing gauge (distance from hole to tail of slate) and the number of linear metres of batten per m2 of roof.

For headlaps not shown please see our Roofing brochure for a more comprehensive list or contact us.

Headlap 50mm

Slate Length mm

Batten Gauge mm

lin m Batten per m2 

Holing Gauge mm

600

275

3.64

335

550

250

4

310

500

225

4.44

285

455

202

4.95

262

400

175

5.71

235

350

150

6.67

210

300

125

8

185

 

 

Headlap 80mm

Slate Length mm

 

Batten Gauge mm

lin m Batten per m2 

Holing Gauge mm

600

 

260

3.85

350

550

 

235

4.26

325

500

 

210

4.76

300

455

 

188

5.33

278

400

 

160

6.25

250

350

 

135

7.41

225

300

 

110

9.09

200

 

Headlap 90mm

Slate Length mm

 

Batten Gauge mm

lin m Batten per m2 

Holing Gauge mm

600

 

255

3.92

355

550

 

230

4.35

330

500

 

205

4.88

305

455

 

183

5.48

283

400

 

155

6.45

255

350

 

130

7.69

230

300

 

105

9.52

205

 

 

Headlap 100mm

Slate Length mm

 

Batten Gauge mm

lin m Batten per m2 

Holing Gauge mm

600

 

250

4.00

360

550

 

225

4.44

335

500

 

200

5.00

310

455

 

178

5.63

288

400

 

150

6.67

260

350

 

125

8.00

235

300

 

100

10.00

210

 

 

 

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