Hardrow® Solos
Hardrow Slates offer virtually the same architectural properties as natural stone or slate. Extremely durable, they also mellow with age, and can be laid in either random widths or diminishing courses for an authentic traditional appearance.
Hardrow Slates Solos is a range of 10 subtle,'natural ' colours all carefully balanced to suit regional preferences. As with natural stone,the individual colouring of Hardrow Solos varies slightly from slate-to-slate, recreating that traditional appearance so hard to achieve within tight budgets.
Designing with Hardrow Slates is simply a pleasure. The slates are available in a variety of square and rectangular sizes for both roofing and vertical cladding. The sizes rangefrom 457mm x 305mm (min pitch 25º) right up to the imposing 610mm x 457mm which can be laid confidently at pitches as low as 17.5º, creating a bold appearance.
There's a wide range of detailing components which are hand crafted on wooden formers to blend in perfectly with each of the 10 Solos colours. Duo-pitch ridges,mono-pitch ridges, stop-end ridges, hip slates, valley slates and mansards are all available as is a range of ornamental slates in designs such as 'clipped corner ','beavertail ' and 'arrowhead ' to create striking detailing and features on both pitched roofing and vertical cladding.
For all sales enquiries please contact our Customer Service Office at Leighton Buzzard.
For pitches below 40° it is possible to hang the slates, depending on conditions, but advice should be sought from the Forticrete Technical Department on 0800 262136.
Above 40° all slates should be nailed into the batten with 2 x 40mm x 3.35mm aluminium nails (40mm x 4mm for 24 x 18 slates). The nail hole diameters are approximately 5mm with the nail holes being approximately 50mm down from the heads of the slates and 50-100mm in from the side edges.

GUARANTEE:
The colour of Hardrow Slates
will change with natural weathering over the years but the
integrity of the slates carries a 30 year guarantee, from date of
supply, subject to the company's normal terms.
Forticrete Roofing Products' policy is one of continuous
improvement and the Company reserves the right to change
specifications and designs at any time without notice. The colours
reproduced within this website are as close as the photographic
processes will allow and, where an exact colour match is
critical, you are advised to view
actual tile samples. Hardrow Slates are branded with an 'H'
stamp on the products.
Standard Components:
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Fixing Specification & Take-off Request Form (32 KB) | Click here to download |
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Roofing COSHH Data Sheet (231 KB) | Click here to download |
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Dry Fix & Ventilation Brochure - April 2007 (4 MB) | Click here to download |
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Hardrow Solos Brochure - May 2007 (891 KB) | Click here to download |
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Design Guide (868 KB) | Click here to download |

