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Slate Roof Repair – What You Should Know
Posted on May 4th, 2009 7 commentsSlate roof offers great beauty but it requires good care.
With a slate roof it is very important to keep it in good shape by checking for possible missing or broken slates at least once a year. You should call professional slate roofer to inspect your slate roof and replace any damaged or missing slates. The proper maintenance is very crucial because every missing slate equals a leak.
It will take some time to see leaks going through your ceiling but when you have missing slates water is going underneath your roofing material instantly. This may cause roof decking to rot, wet insulation and mold.
For any repair to your slate roof remember to hire professional slate roofer. Inexperienced person will do more damage than good.
You should also ask your roofer to evaluate if your slate roof is worth repairing as sometimes repairs are too expensive and replacing the whole roof might be a better options for the long run.
Here are few tips regarding slate roof repair:
- Nobody should walk on slate roof – Slates will break if you walk on them. Special ladders and scaffold systems need to be setup to work on slate roof.
- You can’t use muck to repair slate roof – Using muck or roof cement will destroys its appearance and performance and most likely will not fix a leak.
- It’s important to check all flashings and valleys – Often bad flashing or metal/copper valley cause leaks.
- There are special tools to remove old nails from broken slate – Using improper tools will damage adjacent slates.
- Nobody should ever put nail through new slate then repairing – You need to use special slate hooks to hang new slates in place.
I hope this tips will help you choose right roofer for your slate roof repair.
Lukasz Sobczuk, LGC Roofing
5 responses to “Slate Roof Repair – What You Should Know”
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When installed correctly, slate is often considered to be the most durable and permanent roofing material available. In addition, it’s natural beauty is timeless. Slate roof structures have many positive qualities, including durability, low maintenance and resistance to fire and staining have made this natural material desirable to many.
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lsobczuk August 25th, 2010 at 12:10
Thank you, Steve. We are glad to help our visitors and customers stay informed!
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