Technical Information
FIDDLER™ TILE SIZE
ACCESSORIES
All accessories are 2m in length. All FIDDLER™ tiles come with a 30 year limited warranty
[The metal steel plate thickness is subject to standard deviation of 0,02mm and the metal tile thickness is quoted as total coated thickness]
How to calculate the amount of roof tiles and accessories required for your roof project
The FIDDLER™ roof tiles require a minimum roof pitch of 16 degrees
ROOF TILE CALCULATION
Example
Tile quantity calculation
If your roof square meter area is 100sqm
Each square meter requires 2,2 tiles
Take the roof sqm of 100 X 2,2 tiles = 220 tiles
The Theoretical number of tiles required are 220 tiles
Add a tile cutting loss of 10% to the 220 tiles to allow for cutting loss during installation
10% additional tiles to allow for cutting loss = 22 tiles
The total number of tiles required for a 100sqm roof is: 220 + 22 = 242 tiles
You can thus order 242 tiles
ACCESSORY CALCULATION
Example
Angle ridge cap calculation
Measure the total ridge lengths on the roof, eg. 60m
Each ridge cap length is 2 meter long
Take the 60m and devide it by 2m = 30
You will thus theoretically require 30 pieces of Angle ridges
Add additional 10% to allow for overlapping
Additional 10% = 3 Angle ridges
Your total number of Angle ridges required is:
30 + 3 = 33 Angle ridges
You can thus order 33 Angle ridges
Tools required to fit the FIDDLER™ roof tiles
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- Ringshank nails 40mm
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- Nails 100mm
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- Nails 75mm
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- threaded rod 10mm with nuts and washer
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- Hammer
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- Rubber Hammer
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- Handsaw
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- Pop rivet gun with rivets
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- Diamond disk blade serated 230mm
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- Metal cutting disk 230mm
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- Wooden drill bit 12mm x 400mm
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- Metal drill bit 4mm
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- Angle Grinder 230mm
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- Angle grinder
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- Angle grinder small 115mm
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- Drill machine 650 Watt
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- Tape measures – various sizes
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- Builders line
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- Line level
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- Chalk line with chalk
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- safety glasses
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- gloves
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- safety boots
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- dust mask
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- safety suit
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- hard hat
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- danger tape
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- Tool bag
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- step ladder
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- extendable ladder
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- extension lead
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- electrical multi plug
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- Waterproofing
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- Waterproofing material
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- waterproofing membrane
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- Silicone clear
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- size 17 ring spanner x 4
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- silicone gun
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- Thin wire
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- Masonary nails
Do's and dont's when fitting the Fiddler tiles
Do
- Use the diamond disk blade only to cut tiles & accessories
- Use the metal cutting disk to cut threaded rods only
- Apply waterproofing to every tile that has been cut
- Make use of relevant safety equipment
- Use safety harnesses when working at heights
- Work in a safe manner and keep work site clean
Dont
- Don't use grinders on thatch roofs
- Don't cut the Fiddler tile with a metal cutting disk
- Do not leave the work site dirty after completion
- Don't work without the necessary safety equipment
- Don't use black cross wood to erect roofs
- Do not use unskilled labourers to fit the Fiddler tiles
Please note that the FIDDLER warranty is subject to terms and conditions.