Slate Roof Central Message Board

Slate roof central message board a community forum about slate roofing and other traditional roofing trades.

Slate roof central message board. If you re using a 1 2 inch slate use a standard 2x4 along the ridge or hip which is 1 1 2 inches thick for example. Background 80 year old 2 story colonial in albany ny with vermont green slate over 1 solid lumber roof deck with 1 8 space between the roof deck boards. The thickness of the wood strip you use should be 3 times the thickness of the slate a standard 1 4 inch slate would require a 3 4 thick wood strip a furring strip. Slate roof central is your center hub for all things related to natural quarried slate roofing.

Log out topics search moderators register edit profile. 1 if you are having trouble posting change browsers. Slate roof central message board slate roofs schiefermeister wilde deckung previous next author. In fact the second floor ceiling was raised for.

It works in firefox and other browsers but doesn t. This is an old message board and can t be updated. Posted on wednesday april 25 2012 10 43 pm. Message lazeyjack lazeyjack member username.

Appears to have tar paper over roof deck under slates. Here you can find instructions for installing a slate roof repairing and restoring slate roofs and repairing asbestos roofs and ceramic tile roofs. The roof is un vented at the top and there is no overhang at the eaves.