Slate Roof Hip Detail

There are many ways to construct copper ridge and hip flashings.

Slate roof hip detail. Continue up the hip in this manner flashing over the top of each pair of hip slates. The size of the slates depends on the field slate size. This autocad detail can be used in your roof design cad drawings. 3 cover the timber roll with code 6 lead strips 450 to 500 mm wide and 1 5 to 1 8 m long.

Autocad 2000 dwg format for further information on slate roof details and d. We are often asked by designers architects home and building owners what will a slate roof cost me. The outside edge of the tile will be covered by a rake tile on a gable end or a hip and ridge tile on a hip so precise cutting is not necessary. Fixing sequence with lead roll hip 1 fix 600 mm wide underlay overlapping the main underlay.

The slate nearest the hip slate must remain a full slate. Download this free 2d cad block of a typical slate mitred hip detail including full annotations and dimensions. Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley. Read about how to install starter courses take a look at common contractor errors watch some video clips read about drip edges and cant strips if necessary look at some of the nuances that may be pertinent to your installation such as cleats on aprons cleats on.

The ridge flashings form a cover over the roofing material. Install the slates in pairs not one side at a time. On average north american produced s 1 rated roofing slate will cost 400 600 usd per square 100 square feet or 4 00 to 6. 3 before you start do your homework.

A saddle hip is when the cap slate is installed over the finished slate roof on either side creating a saddle effect. The 16 inch long hip slates are overlapped 8 inches halfway by both the overlying slates and the flashings. For installing bellaforté slate without a rake tile please see rake tile section. Understand headlap read about the common mistakes people make when installing slate roofs.

The bellaforté slate field tiles must be laid from left to right. The anchoring methods vary. The 10 inch step flashings then overlap each other by 2 inches. 4 or 5 lead slates chimney flashings back gutters apron and side flashings parapet box and tapered gutters 5 to 8 table 3 sizing guidelines to good practice recommended maximum sizes of individual pieces of lead for the following applications.

In general the long dimension of a saddle hip slate should be approximately twice the exposure of the field slates. Most hip installations involve the weaving of copper flashing sheets between roofing shingles.