How Far Apart Should Roof Battens Be

Battens should be fixed to rafters set at centres not more than 600 mm apart and should span at least 3 rafters.

How far apart should roof battens be.

To ensure this the battens should be at least 1 2m long. So the space between rafters can be greater without reducing the maximum span. Common spacing for trusses on this type of building is often between 2 and 4 feet but trusses built with advanced designs may allow spacing as great as 8 or 12 feet. The same concept holds true for roof trusses.

This is your metal roof batten layout. In this video we will show you how to space and screw down your roof battens. Below 200mm there can be 3 consecutive joins in any twelve battens. The basics the manufacturer supplier of the slates or tiles will recommend the size of battens to be used but typically they are 40 x 20mm 1 5 x inch sawn timber where the distance between rafters is large and or the roof covering is heavy larger battens may be needed.

Your choice of batten size here will be determined by the weight and span of your metal roof panels. Each product has different requirements for example batten spacing for 0 42bmt corrugated metal roofing needs to be no more than 1100 mm apart but batten spacing for 0 48bmt metal roofing can be up to 1600 mm apart.