With good wire cutters you might also be able to cut off the head of the nail which will help.
How to seal slate roof.
Vermont unfading green slate date on a vermont purple slate background.
Once you have covered the surface rub off any excess straight away with a clean cloth and allow to dry naturally.
8 hours after cleaning.
Slate roofs are the world s finest roofs.
You might find problems removing the nail with the slate ripper.
Nd free from grout cement oil wax and other stains clean with the correct tile floor care product if necessary.
Shake or stir well before use.
Ensure that the tile is dry enough to accept the sealer wait approx.
Using a suitable applicator apply a liberal coat of top seal.
Ice dams can also form when ice melts and refreezes further down the roof and thus prevents natural run off.
Repeat until the whole surface is covered.
To do this use the slate ripper to rip off the nail that hooks the slate onto the slate roof.
Slate guillotine some slate guillotines have batten hooks fitted so that you can hook it onto a lath or batten and work in situ up a roof.
This purple slate tile has been getting a thorough cleaning lately but the dirt remains.
Another option is to make your own by screwing a guillotine to a piece of plywood and making your own batten hook with a spare piece of batten this makes it stable and usable on the ground too.
The dirt is stuck in the sealer.
The slate tile must be stripped to.
When you check the roof before winter make sure you remove all of the debris and foreign matter from the roof.
They re fireproof waterproof natural will last centuries and they have a track record that goes back thousands of years and spans the entire earth.
Rub onto the surface of the slate in small circles.