Timber Roof Battens Span

The high performance values of steel roof battens means they are an increasingly popular choice for reroofing or for new builds using tile roofs.

Timber roof battens span.

Fasten the batten to every truss or rafter with a m5 5 x 40mm batten zip minimum fixing size through each flange. Spacing should be interpreted as the centre to centre distance between adjacent parallel members. For alternative stress grades fixing methods larger spans pitched roofs wind classification c3 etc refer as 1684 residential timber framed construction. Fixing battens to timber.

Span tables f7 rafters a maximum roof pitch of 25 degrees is assumed. Note that spanman automatically calculates the weight of roof battens and adds it to the roof weight. Fasten the batten to every truss or rafter with a 12 x 40mm timber fixing screw minimum fixing size through each flange. Timber stress grade f17 seasoned hardwood f17 129.

Minimum bearing length 35mm at end supports. Manufactured from high tensile zinc al steel stratco roof and ceiling battens remain straight and consistent throughout their life. Technical diagram on page 35 30mm m aximum allow able sp ans mm sheet roof spacing mm rafter size 600 760 900 1000 1200 66 x 30 850 750 700 700 600 90 x 30 1200 1050. Fixing battens to steel.

Press design to obtain sizes. Alternatively design in a specific timber or steel material type. Required size for a given span. Roof load width rlw and floor load width flw can be determined from as1684 or from the images below.

Roof and ceiling battens. Batten mid span lapped joins minimum of 300mm 300mm 300mm 300mm 50mm minimum lap rafter waste end to be under turn down lips on battens where they intersect if the overhang of the mitred roof batten exceeds 300mm. Fixing to roof sheets. The imposed uniformly distributed live load in the main span.

For details of weights refer to about technical. The sizes and fixings assume pergolas are either roofed lightweight roofing 10 kg m3 or could have a roof installed at some future stage. Maximum span of lintel mm sheet roof 240 x 35 3400 3000 2300 3300 2900 2200 2900 2600 2100 2600 2300 2000 240 x 45 3700 3200 2600 3500 3100 2500 3100 2800 2300 2800 2600 2200 roof area supported m2 size dxb mm note. Stratco roof and ceiling battens are light yet strong offering an economical alternative to timber.

Timber battens for tile roofs must meet the requirements of as 1684 2 as 1684 3 or as 1720 1. We supply 38 x 38mm or 28 x 38mm non structural timber battens for tile roofs. This is set by the roof use.