The roof tile that’s ready for any extreme

This illustrates a test when a single Decra tile, secured with standard Decra fixing  nails to timber tile battens, withstood an applied, evenly distributed load in excess of 300kg (even heavier than the General Manager of the Decra Products Division, pictured here).

Ultimately, the batten to rafter fixing screw failed, while the Decra tile remained securely fixed to the tile battens.

Traditional in appearance but unburdened by traditional limitations.

Traditional roof tiles rely primarily on their own deadweight to provide resistance against wind uplift; when the going gets tough, supplementary nails and clips are used to provide additional uplift resistance.

The Decra Roof System is unencumbered by the limitations of traditional roof tiles. We place no reliance on deadweight; Decra roof tiles are effectively secured through their upturned and downturned edges into battens. This lateral positioning of the fixings means that all the loads on these fixings are at 90o to their plane.

 

Decra's unique top and bottom
fixing method provides
unparalled resistance
to wind uplift

 

 

 

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