Setting Out Slate Roof

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.

Setting out slate roof.

Diydar 7 oct 2015 in forum. 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. 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. Setting out a slate roof.

Scott baker 16 aug 2017 in forum. 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. 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. The next thing to do is to work out the spacing for the battens up the roof.

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. For example you may have 2 079 inches of 20 inch slates 1 500 inches of 19 inch slates 4 175 inches of 18 inch slates 2 308 inches of 17 inch slate etc. 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.

All other slates on the roof are installed with the face up in order to expose the beveled edges of the slate the face of the slate is the side that shows the beveled edge the back doesn t. Another name for. Noseall 9 oct 2015. Setting gauge with different rafter lengths.