How To Lead A Slate Roof

This method of lead valley repair is proven to not only be fast and safe wit.

How to lead a slate roof.

Nail the vent material to the furring strips. Slating terms and phrases if you are not a seasoned roofer some of the terms used for slates batten spacing or overlapping of the slates can add to the confusion. Clips to hold lead permanently in position. On many traditional roofs mortar skews were used and while their replacement with lead is likely to result in a more durable repair the change in material and the angles in which the slates sit will change the appearance of the roof figure 11.

Wood core roll is used for joining bays of lead roofing also on steeply pitched roofs and lead cladding where a bold joint appearance is preferred. Roof pitch the angle of a roof not only determines what slates to use but the amount of overlap that the slate roof needs to remain waterproof. It is shaped to prevent wind lift. Deciding whether an historic slate roof should be repaired or replaced can be difficult and each roof must be judged separately.

All too often slate roofs are mistakenly replaced when in fact they could have been effectively repaired. Carefully raise the slates in the row above the tingle and push the new slate up underneath and align the lower edge with the slates to the left and right some slates have one end chamfered the chamfer needs to be uppermost at the lower end. This video shows the traditional and best way to repair a lead valley on a roof. In this case 2 5 inch copper roofing nails were used.

Install ridge slates and flashings in the same manner as installing slate hips except ridge joints should be caulked.