How To Repair A Slipped Roof Slate

Examine the fixing holes in the slate.

How to repair a slipped roof slate.

You ll need a tile ripper. To remedy the effects of slates or tiles reaching the end of their life span the roof should be stripped down to the rafters and a new underlay should be installed and then rebatten and finally recover the roof. Quick video i made when i was fixing the roof last week. Many slipped slates due to the original nails now rotting away completely strips of lead approx 12.

If the slate has started to flake away and thin around any of the holes this. Slates or tiles reaching the end their life. Tile and slate fixing procedure with roofing tiles it s common practise in large parts of the uk to fix every third row of tiles with clout nails starting at and including the bottom row every third row after that including the top row and they should be nailed with either galvanised steel aluminium or copper clout nails. How to repair a slate roof removing a tile this is easy with the correct tool.

Normally friction alone is enough to hold the lead bib in place. To replace an isolated slipped slate if the slate has twisted rather than completely slipped down the roof this indicated that only one fixing has failed. This will pull out or snap the retaining nail. This allows individual slates to be swung to one side to allow access to remove and replace any broken slate without disrupting those surrounding it.

This is a specially designed tool which slides under the tile. The top edges of the slate are trimmed to form shoulders. Lead bib slate repair if the roof hasn t got too many mistakes a good method of repair is the lead bib it s simply a section of code 3 or 4 flashing lead cut large enough to sit under the faulty slate or bad overlap to make it waterproof and the repair invisible.