Furring strips were nailed to roof with 2 5 inch hot dipped galvanized common nails.
Slate roof valley repair.
Enhance the beauty of your home with a custom designed slate roof from california slate company founded in 2006 we focus solely on high quality roofing slate and the needs of homeowners architects and contractors.
We sell roofing materials made from natural slate and ceramic clay tiles.
Our full time slate technicians are thoroughly trained in the latest and most reliable methods for installing or repairing slate roofing.
For roof repair we first need to know the cause of the problem.
Therefore before proceeding to repair we will inspect your attic for proper insulation and ventilation to make sure there are no underlying issues that will cause.
I ve repaired complex metal roof flashings with torch down modified bitumen but there is a fire risk doing so.
Install first piece of copper flashing over bottom of furring strips.
The wood strips should be approximately 3 times the thickness of the slates.
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.
A properly flashed roof valley should have an ice and water shield installed with roofing felt being properly secured over the ice and water.
This is 20 ounce copper.
Where two roof valleys meet for example above a gable dormer a soldered joint is likely to break from the movement.
You can see in our roof valley photo left that there has been a history of.
If you have a roof leak it may well be through the valley.
Slate roof repair is viable for localized problems and damaged roofs with reasonably long serviceable lives remaining.
Wilson slate is the slate roofing professional you can trust in allentown pennsylvania and the lehigh valley.
We are well aware of the common problems with roofs so it will be easier for us to identify the issue than for you.
Overlap metal roof valley sections by 12 inches and seal the lap with a flexible sealant such as polyurethane or butyl on roofs shallower than 5 12.
We have been providing expert installation restoration and repair of slate roofs for over 30 years.
This video shows the full repair from removing leaded va.
