Old World Slate

BRAVA Old World Slate is a thick-profile composite slate-look field tile. It is the visible water-shedding layer of a sloped roof and belongs to the BRAVA Roof Tile range of residential slate-look roofing tiles.

The thick edge and irregular slate-like surface create a strong shadow line. The Old World Slate family is offered in standard and mixed-width layouts.

Old World Slate is listed for residential roofing.

The standard field slate measures 12 by 22 inches. The related multi-width layout uses 6-, 9-, and 12-inch widths at the same 22-inch length.

The field can be laid at a 10-inch or an 8-inch course exposure. The field table for Old World Slate is on page three of the manufacturer's profile-specification PDF.

The standard field slate and the mixed-width layout share the same 22-inch length. Only the widths differ: 12 inches for the standard tile, and 6, 9 and 12 inches for the multi-width layout.

• Standard 12-inch field tile at 10-inch exposure: 11.5 bundles per square.
• Standard 12-inch field tile at 8-inch exposure: 14.4 bundles per square.
• Each bundle holds 10 standard field slates.
• Installed field weight: 311 pounds per square at 10-inch exposure and 389 pounds per square at 8-inch exposure.

The bundle counts and weights above apply to the standard 12-inch field tile. The change from 10-inch to 8-inch exposure raises the count from 11.5 to 14.4 bundles per square and the weight from 311 to 389 pounds per square.

Old World Slate has a solid slate accessory, a starter piece and matching hip-and-ridge pieces.

The solid piece is intended for cut-edge locations such as rakes and valleys, where the underside may be visible. The starter and hip-and-ridge pieces complete roof locations where a field tile alone cannot produce a finished edge.

The slate surface sheds water, while underlayment and flashings handle water that reaches below it or concentrates at a junction such as a valley.

The Old World Slate field table lists the standard field tile, while the solid slate accessory, starter and hip-and-ridge pieces are separate components of the same family.