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 How to Inspect and Repair Slate Roofs - A Photo Library of Slate Roofs
- Photo Guide to Slate Roof Inspection
- Photo library of slate roofing materials & slate conditions
- Slate roofing patterns
- Slate colors, types, and defects
- Slate wear indicators
- Slate repairs
- Examples of worn-out slate roofs
- Questions & Answers about how to recognize types of slate roofs & slate roof defects or leak problems
- References
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This slate roofing photo library shows various kinds of roofing slate, slate roof colors, slate
roof patterns, and roofing slate defects. This photographic dictionary of roofing slates is a supplement
to our detailed article (links at Related Topics ) describing procedures for evaluating the condition of slate roofing.
How to inspect, identify defects, and estimate remaining life of slate roofs are addressed.
Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2013 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Author Daniel Friedman.
An online photo dictionary of roofing slate colors, types, and conditions
 This article also references slate repair procedures, repair slate sources, and slate quarries.
An earlier version of this article appeared in the winter 1991 issue of the ASHI Technical Journal - the content has been substantially edited and updated and many © photographs have been added for this online version - April 2006-January 2007- July 2012.
Slate roofing is considered a high-quality, durable, and
aesthetically pleasing material which receives considerable focus
in both the sale of properties and in the evaluation of building condition. Also see SLATE ROOF COLORS.
This article series assists home inspectors, building buyers or building owners, and roofing contractors in
evaluating the condition of slate roofs by providing photos of various slate materials, patterns, defects,
and conditions. Also see How to Inspect & Repair Slate Roofs for a detailed article about evaluating the condition of slate roofing and repairing worn or damaged slate roofs.
A Photographic Guide to Slate Roof Patterns
As we emphasized at
SLATE ROOF INSPECTION & REPAIR our main article on slate repairs, opinions run heavier than actual data.
The abandonment of good slate roofs which should have been repaired
is a financial shame and the destruction of a valued asset. At the
same time, careless optimism about a bad slate roof which is at the
end of its life risks an angry inspection client.
SLATE ROOF INSPECTION & REPAIR reviews
types of slate, common defects, inspection topics, and some repair
tips.
Photographs of Closed Lap Staggered Slate Roof Pattern
Photos of conventional slate roofing patterns
Photographs of Slate used on a Curved Roof Shape
Photographs of Diamond Pattern Slate Roofs
Photo Guide to Diagonal Pattern Slate Roofs
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Diagonal pattern roof slate, red and green, good condition, shown here on a building on the Vassar College Campus, Poughkeepsie, NY |
Slate Roof Dutch Lap or Staggered Slate Lap Roofing Pattern Photographs
Dutch lap pattern with good side lap, adequate side lap makes leaks less likely but quite often shingles were installed in this pattern with just an inch of side lap and very little head lap, making for a leaky roof. Our Dutch lap slate roof at above left is on the Vassar College Campus, Poughkeepsie, NY, and at above right is a Dutch-lap pattern slate roof on a home in Putney Vermont.
Photo Guide to French Pattern Roofing Slates
French Pattern Slates, generous side lap visible where slate is missing, tarred valley, thin, delaminating slates
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Photo Guide to Graduated Slate Roofing Patterns
Graduated Slate Roof, generally good, some roof mastic patching at a missing slate; note the mastic at sidewall step flashing? |
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Graduated Slates, green slates, generally good condition, note less algae below copper salts washing down from skylight
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- How to Inspect & Repair Slate Roofs a detailed article about evaluating the condition of slate roofing and repairing worn or damaged slate roofs.
- Slate Roof Photo Library photographs of colors, types, patterns of slate roofs, slate roof wear, slate roof conditions.
- Slate References page from the ASHI Technical Journal
- Slate Sources, Repairs page from the ASHI Technical Journal
- Roofing: Defect Recognition, Repair, Prevention for Roofing & Flashing main web page
- Inspecting and Evaluating Slate Roofs Hudson Valley ASHI seminar content
- Choosing a Roofing Contractor How to find and select a roofing contractor - (thanks to Jessie Schrader)
- Slate Roofs, National Slate Association, 1926, reprinted 1977
by Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc., Fair Haven, VT 05743, 802-265-4933/34. (We recommend this book if you can find it. It
has gone in and out of print on occasion.)
- The Slate Roof Bible, Joseph Jenkins, www.jenkinsslate.com,
143 Forest Lane, PO Box 607, Grove City, PA 16127 - 866-641-7141 (We recommend this book).
- Slate Roofs , Steven Trapasso, presentation to NY Metro
ASHI, Inc. chapter seminar, November 1990.
- The Old-House Journal , Special Roof Issue , April
1983, The Old-House Journal, PO Box 50214, Boulder, CO 80321-0214
- National Slate Technology Center courses for architects, builders, etc.
- Slate Roofing Contractors Association of North America
- National Slate Association includes list of slate testing laboratories
- Slate Roofs, National Slate Association, 1926, reprinted 1977
by Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc., Fair Haven, VT 05743, 802-265-4933/34. (We recommend this book if you can find it. It
has gone in and out of print on occasion.)
- Roof Tiling & Slating, a Practical Guide, Kevin Taylor, Crowood Press (2008), ISBN 978-1847970237,
If you have never fixed a roof tile or slate before but have wondered how to go about repairing or replacing them, then this is the book for you. Many of the technical books about roof tiling and slating are rather vague and conveniently ignore some of the trickier problems and how they can be resolved. In Roof Tiling and Slating, the author rejects this cautious approach. Kevin Taylor uses both his extensive knowledge of the trade and his ability to explain the subject in easily understandable terms, to demonstrate how to carry out the work safely to a high standard, using tried and tested methods.
This clay roof tile guide considers the various types of tiles, slates, and roofing materials on the market as well as their uses, how to estimate the required quantities, and where to buy them. It also discusses how to check and assess a roof and how to identify and rectify problems; describes how to efficiently "set out" roofs from small, simple jobs to larger and more complicated projects, thus making the work quicker, simpler, and neater; examines the correct and the incorrect ways of installing background materials such as underlay, battens, and valley liners; explains how to install interlocking tiles, plain tiles, and artificial and natural slates; covers both modern and traditional methods and skills, including cutting materials by hand without the assistance of power tools; and provides invaluable guidance on repairs and maintenance issues, and highlights common mistakes and how they can be avoided.
The author, Kevin Taylor, works for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors as a technical manager presenting technical advice and providing education and training for young roofers.
- The Slate Roof Bible, Joseph Jenkins, www.jenkinsslate.com,
143 Forest Lane, PO Box 607, Grove City, PA 16127 - 866-641-7141 (We recommend this book).
- Slate Roofing in Canada (Studi4es in archaeology, architecture, and history),
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