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ric1

02-21-2006 16:06:05




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hi all i have a barn with a slate roof i need to repair a couple of them both are on corners could anyone give me some tips for working with slate roofs tools / nails or whatever else i might need thanks for your time RICK




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Tip

02-23-2006 09:07:31




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  
Get yourself a copy of the Slate Roof Bible and don't believe anything you hear from just about anybody. Joe Jenkins wrote the book - www.jenkinsslate.com.

I have slate on my 1840's house and I had 10 contractors tell me to replace the roof without even getting on the roof to find out what was going on. A qualified slater finally came - pulled some slates, checked the nails, and concluded that we were good to go. It wasn't cheap to fix, but its been 6 years and other than a few sliders each winter that we have to fix, I have a solid, beautiful, low maintenance roof that is going to last another 100 years or so. Try that with asphalt or any of the other newfangled junk roofs they are selling today.

Regards, Tip

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KEH

02-22-2006 05:11:05




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  

Biltmore House, Ashville, NC, has a slate roof. In one attic you can see that the roof is made of angle iron with holes drilled in it, slate is attached by appearently copper wire looped through holes in the slate shingles. New bank in a town near me has slate roof, appearently same system. I know these are a far cry from barns, but someone on here is always asking about welding roof trusses, so I thought I would pass this on.

KEH

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MarkB_MI

02-22-2006 03:13:27




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  
Jamestown Distributors carries slating nails in both copper and 316 stainless.

Go the the link below and search on "slating"



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Cliff (VA)

02-21-2006 18:30:16




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  
There are tools made specifically for working with slate. One of them is a slate ripper that allows you to reach up and cut nails to release shingles (About $40 on Amazon). You can then work up to remove shingles and replace them. Shingles should be nailed with copper or stainless nails for long life.

I have also seen repairs done where an S shaped piece of wire was hooked over a shingle and turned up over to hold a repair shingle. I would suggest that non-corrosive wire would be best.

But I think the question that you must ask yourself is: Are the nails reaching the end of their life or is this just an isolated problem? You may need to rip and relay the entire roof. Virginia slate should last a couple of lifetimes. Vermont Slate is pretty good too. Some other slates only last ~50 years. If you have broken or spalling slates, you may want to look in other directions.

Slate is both a tough and fragile material. Walk on in carefully or you may do more damage than you repair.

Good luck

Cliff (VA)

PS "Roofing" from Fine Homebuilding magazine has 3 chapters on slate roofs

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JLC (Journal of Light Contstuction) had an article on Repairing slate roofs in the December 2003 issue. It is available for $2.95 online

Link

JLC also has a book "The Slate Roof Bible"

http://www.jlconline.com/cgi-bin/jlconline.storefront/43fbca74001bbc4c27177f00000105d4/Product/View/SB950

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VaTom

02-21-2006 18:04:00




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  

http://www.traditionalroofing.com/



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mjbrown

02-21-2006 16:10:20




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 Re: slate barn roof in reply to ric1, 02-21-2006 16:06:05  
I've been told that the only nails that will last as long as the slate are copper. I would think marine bronze nails would also. If your slate was put on with galvanized nails they may all be getting ready to come off.



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