Slipped Slate repair

travis-powers

paperclap said:

Section62 said:

paperclap said:

When the original slate was broken, I'm assuming a new slate was popped in (with silicone).

Possible, but I wouldn't bank on someone using silcone to have done the rest of the job properly... silicone-type repairs are typically associated with sticking the broken piece back in place and hoping that the homeowner/buyer doesn't notice until it is too late to do anything about it.

Someone who knows about removing the broken piece and replacing the whole slate would almost certainly know that a mechanical fixing is essential for a lasting repair.

I know exactly where you're coming from.

As far as I'm aware, he's done everything else correctly. Counter battened, copper nails, headlap is good, etc.

His reasoning for not using a tingle in the first place was that it was unnecessary (on a "new roof"), and guess didn't wan't the typical tingle being visible (copper or lead tingle, for example). He'd not heard of Hall Hooks, which are much more discreet.

I suppose he thought the silicone would last longer than it did! It's sort of by the by really, and we're moving away from the original post.

One of my tiles cracked in half it was just out of the safe zone off a ladder so I rejoined it with some CT1 to buy myself some time till I could sort a scaffold, that was five years ago and still holding.