Slate Roof Build Up

The function of a slate roof is to provide shelter shed rain and snow and resist wind and other loads.

Slate roof build up.

How to install a slate roof the details roof pitch the angle of a roof not only determines what slates to use but the amount of overlap that the slate. This is achieved with simple and adaptable methods of installation that have proved successful for centuries around the world. Run a string up the edges of the roof to give yourself a straight edge to follow when laying the slate tie the string to temporary nails or chalk lines up the roof edge to align the inside edge of the slate in order to. You can spot a sloped slate roof tile more easily from the ground.

The slates that run up the side of the roof should extend beyond the gable ends one full inch. Slating terms and phrases if you are not a seasoned roofer some of the terms used for slates batten spacing or. Even more important is the overlap at the top of each slate called headlap. Slates on the rest of the roof.

Roof battens and gauge. Take a flashlight and check for water stains on the roof timbers especially after a long period of rain. If the tiles have water stains check for any hairline cracks. You can also do a fair amount of checking at ground level.