Slate Roof Installation Specifications

All ridges shall be laid to form saddled ridges.

Slate roof installation specifications. 3 02 slate installation 1. If your roof is steep with a pitch of. A 14x24 slate roof will only require the nailing of 98 slates. 26 asphalt saturated felt or one layer of no.

Even more important is the overlap at the top of each slate called headlap. A6x10 slate roof will require the nailing of 686 slates to cover one hundred square feet. Custom slate hooks may be fabricated by the contractor for use with slates up to 1 2 in thickness. Wood cants for installing underneath the starter course of slate shingles shall be minimum 1 4 inch by 1 inch plaster lath or other solid glue free wood.

Select either open or closed valleys. Obviously the larger slates will cover a roof relatively quickly but the smaller slates can sometimes be bought quite inexpensive ly and some people like the look of smaller slates. Slate roofing specifications section 07310 slate shingles 1 01 installation assurance 1. Select either saddled or mitred hips.

Slates shall be installed by skilled and experienced roofers who will fit and fasten each slate. Nails of the combing slate shall pass through the joints of the slates beneath. Eaves low slope areas all slope changes or tie ins and protrusions through the roof.