Slate Work

I'm getting lots of competitors in the field now. Even one from this site who just moved in. At least he's learning to do it right, or at least my way. :)

How do you like this stuff?

Old School Said: You say this roofer is on the coffee shop? Years back I was thinking of starting the Old School, slate School so that the guys would have some method of learning how to properly install slate. Who ever this guy is, he should not be any where near a slate roof. Probably not much of a shingle either. quote]

You misread me. The RCS'er is from Kaintuck and he didn't make this mess. He's working with me now and learning how to do it right.

Woody, I got the slates from Camara slate, and they imported them from Copa slate in Spain. I had to match the style and color that was on the roof above and the Copa's did that very well. I am very happy with the Copa's in that they were almost all flat with very little warpage, The cut nicely and there were very few broken slates. Shawn Camara watches it pretty closely and you are sure to get good product from him.

As far as the "vertical slices" go, those are the weeps in the brick above the thru wall flashing just above my flashing. I was able to bring my flashing up directly beneath the flashing and use it for the counter-flashing. Very convenient! You want to leave the weeps alone so that the water can get out of the walls. I have seen building owners caulk them over thinking that they are stopping the water from leaking into the building and then all hell will break loose with the building within a year or so.

Tinner, did the original slater stretch the courses or the repair guy? I can't see why anyone would remove the slates on the dormer only to piece in those tiny valley pieces instead of a full piece of valley metal.

OS, do you find you need to cull out rougher slates that you would normally use because those tiny roofs don't have enough area to have them scatter them? Are those vertical slices in the bricks above the copper head flashing? What are they for?

https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/LLA?authkey=Gv1sRgCOX03uHr24PRtAE#5886910976457876626

Here is one that we just finished today. About as easy as it gets, but I am amazed at how much roofers can screw it up.

https://picasaweb.google.com/crookston.john4/LLA?authkey=Gv1sRgCOX03uHr24PRtAE#5886910976457876626

You say this roofer is on the coffee shop? Years back I was thinking of starting the "Old School, slate School" so that the guys would have some method of learning how to properly install slate. Who ever this guy is, he should not be any where near a slate roof. Probably not much of a shingle either.

Joe Jenkins started the Slate roofing Contractors association, and I would highly recommend that anyone that wants to learn about slate and it's installation should look up that organization. Tell them Old School sent you.

No headlap means greater coverage per slate. Hate to see hack work with such a fine material.

Yuck, Yuck!

Looks like NP1 to me. Cm is right about the headlap. At least the new valleys came out OK.

Not sure how they underbid me by $1,500.00 though.

The rake was painted and I did not see that. I was looking at the blob of caulk at the joint by the finger. The same "roofers" that would not think of installing shingles with no head lap will install slates that way. What are they thinking, and what are the people thinking that hire them? I wonder all the time and get a headache.

No Head lap

What is that? silicone?