How To Repair A Slate Roof

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How to repair a slate roof. The complete coating of a slate roof with roof cement or other sealants is an extreme measure and unlikely to have a long life however. On properly installed well maintained hard slate roofs nail type fasteners can match the life of the roof. On a soft slate or a deteriorating roof however moisture absorbed by the slates can penetrate to the nails. While roof cement or mastic is not a long term durable repair nor even a proper one for slate roofs we d prefer this stopgap measure to seeing someone abandon and destroy a salvageable slate roof.

Replacing a slate roof. If 20 or more of the slates on a roof or roof slope are broken cracked missing or sliding out of position it is usually less expensive to replace the roof than to execute individual repairs. This leads to rapid roof failure once the nails are no longer holding the slates in place. And that about wraps up this segment on hrc tv.

Replacement on the other hand needs to take place at some point in the life of all slate roofs particularly those on older historical houses. That s how you do a slate repair with the durable slate company. Stay tuned for more educational videos in the historical restoration and construction world. Well that was some amazing work with john chan at the durable slate company.

Here you can find instructions for installing a slate roof repairing and restoring slate roofs and repairing asbestos roofs and ceramic tile roofs. The rule of thumb among slaters is to push for replacement once 20 30 of the slate has deteriorated beyond reasonable repair. It looks just like the rest of the roof.