How To Slate A Turret Roof

Replacing a slate roof.

How to slate a turret roof.

Crookston upright inc kalamazoo mi. First courses of slating on the main roof note the undereaves slates fitted upside down to form a drip with the first course slates. A natural slate roof truly is a unique piece of art as opposed to an engineered rubber fake slate that comes in a turret package box packaged in labeled bundles. We ve all worked slate around a bump in a roof keeping the roof as functional and good looking as possible but a turret is a stringent task master.

The following is a graduated slate roof with slate on the same course having the same width. But to start at the beginning framing and sheathing is everything. The round or turret style roof is basically a hip roof with an infinite number of sides. The rule of thumb among slaters is to push for replacement once 20 30 of the slate has deteriorated beyond reasonable repair.

Rafters are chosen carefully no bows or warping cross blocking between rafters is cut with precise angles on the ends with the radius of the turret cut on the outer edge and sheathing is run. How many roofing contractors are up to the task of repairing or replacing the slate on a round turret. We ve all worked slate around a bump in a roof keeping the roof as functional and good looking as possible but a turret is a stringent task master. Conical slate roofing simplified.

As a third generation union carpenter and also a roofer with my father since i was barely old enough to walk i have been around roofing and building for about 52 of my 56 years. A simple pitched roof has at least two sides and a hip roof has four. Note the robin perched on the roof apex stud this stud is used to attach a thin gauge wire for marking out slate courses and position. A traditional roof containing a conical or turret tower can be a challenge for the roofer accustomed to working with straight angles and sides.

The new slate roof in the above photo is located in stirling central scotland and installed by dave o hare. I have never done a turret may of read this somwhere or talked to someone at one time who told me this run the first row of slate then chalk lines from the spot where the slates butt together to the peak then chalk lines from the center of each slate to the peak seems this would give you a pattern for the layout and angles to trim the slate to fit the roof seems it would work but have not. The width of the first course slates was 12 a very heavy thick slate to. Turret roof difficulties absolute roof solutions vancouver duration.

Replacement on the other hand needs to take place at some point in the life of all slate roofs particularly those on older historical houses. The framing and sheathing have got to be good.