Setting Out Slate Roof

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Setting out slate roof.

Grading and sizing the slates is a time consuming job and requires space to set out the various racks of slates to keep these in a manageable order. Margin this is the visible or exposed area of a slate from the bottom or tail of one slate up to the point the slate above overlaps it. Diydar 7 oct 2015 in forum. Using your roof measurements work out how many courses of each size you have for each slope and as you allocate them subtract them from your list.

Scott baker 16 aug 2017 in forum. Setting out rafters monopitch roof. There is normally enough wiggle room here to close or open the gap from 3mm to space out slates in their horizontal axis when first laying out a slate roof for adjustment purposes. Scott baker 21 aug 2017.

When laying out a roof in preparation for slating it chalk lines across the entire roof area marking the top edge of every row of slate. The next thing to do is to work out the spacing for the battens up the roof. Setting gauge with different rafter lengths. The slate or tile manufacturer or supplier will specify the spacing of the battens up the roof for the particular type of covering this spacing is referred to as the gauge the gauge may depend upon the pitch of the roof and the amount of exposure.

No aluminum drip edges as are commonly used on asphalt shingle roofs are needed on slate roofs when measuring for the starter slate and the first row allow for the slate to hang beyond the drip edge of the. The reason the starter course is laid face down is because the drip edge of the starter slate then merges flush with the drip edge of the first. Noseall 9 oct 2015. If care is not taken in this preparation work the actual working with the slate either in marking and cutting or in putting the slates on the roof will become very difficult.