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Door canopy

Jason Cowen 01/09/2026 - 8.30 AM

Hi, I'm tiling a small apex door canopy using Tapco slates. Roof width is 640mm including a dry verge system. Tapco tiles =295mm +5mm gap. Can someone tell me the best way to set out the slates horizontally on the eaves + starter course so I don't end up with small slivers of slate at the ends on alternate courses? while try to keep a broken bond pattern. Many thanks.

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Hi pal .. 5mm gap is abit big you want 1-3mm gap .. start in the center and work your way to either gable making sure you have sufficient headlap on your eaves and topper course.. working out from the center will allow you to have a get your cuts for each side out of one tapco on your half cuts. If you get stuck drop me a message , best of luck

Answered1 September 2026