Shallow Pitch Roofs

These are often steeply pitched roofs.

Shallow pitch roofs.

It was fashionable for modern style homes built in the 1960s to have little pitch just a barely negligible slope to help drain water. That means the roof doesn t shed water as easily as steeper roofs which is why choosing the right type of roofing material is so important. Low slope roofs are also known as commercial roofs. Some concrete based tiles will go down to 15 and a few will even cope well with being laid on a 12 5 pitch.

Sometimes seen on square buildings a tented or pyramidal roof feature four slopes rising to a peak. There are even some that will go down to 10 providing certain very specific conditions are met. It features tow pitches one a shallow pitch atop a steeper slope. Roofs on victorian era houses were often sharply angled with a steep pitch.

Actually most flat roofs are not dead flat and in good design also include slope towards their drains. If you are looking for roof tiles designed specifically for low pitch shallow roofs then your choice is very limited. In our photo left the roof slopes less than 1 per foot notice that dark ponding area at the center of the photo. Visually this roof appears flat.

This pitch might be as low as 1 12. A roof this shallow is likely to be found on a ranch house a shed dormer or a porch. So what is a low slope roof. This is because they are the predominant roof type used in commercial buildings such as industrial parks shopping malls office complexes warehouses etc.

You won t be able to use slate clay or concrete tiles which are loose fitting and require 4 12 pitch or greater.