Fitting A Slate Roof

This is a video showing the fitting of a velux roof window with instructions.

Fitting a slate roof. In this case 2 5 inch copper roofing nails were used. This step by step video guide by velux shows how to install a velux new generation roof window in a slate roof at standard installation height. As you roll out the underlay keep the bottom edge of the material aligned with the edge of the eave but above any metal or synthetic edging that may cover the borders of the eave. These slate shingles are then trimmed into particular shapes usually punched for nail holes and are then ready to be installed on a roof.

The gauge is in fact the same as the margin which is the length of the slate exposed. Nail the vent material to the furring strips. The stone is dug or quarried from the earth brought to the surface then hand split with a hammer and chisel into thin sheets about a quarter of an inch thick. Generally speaking 20 degrees is the lowest advisable pitch for a slate roof depending on the size of the slates and how much that the roof is exposed to moderate weather conditions.

This is a video showing the fitting of a velux roof window with instructions. Install ridge slates and flashings in the same manner as installing slate hips except ridge joints should be caulked. Set out the first second and all the rest of slates on a pitched roof. See also our.

The supplier of the slates should recommend the spacing up the roof between the battens known as the gauge this usually varies according to the size of the slates the pitch of the roof and the degree of exposure. Set out the first second and all the rest of slates on a pitched roof.