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What to photograph, what to keep, and which records to save after a storm hits a slate roof, before anyone puts a ladder up.
Standard tarp nailing destroys slate. Weighted and ridge-batten covers hold in wind and leave the stone exactly as they found it.
Interior triage comes first after a storm opens a slate roof. Here is what to contain, what to photograph, and what not to touch.
Matching replacement slate is more than color. Thickness, size, texture and weathering all have to line up, and where the new stone goes matters just…
A replacement slate cannot be nailed where the original was. Here is how hooks and copper nails each solve that, and when we use one…
A single cracked slate rarely stays a single problem. How water reaches the deck, why nearby slates start slipping, and what the repair costs at…
Copper flashing outlasts most roofs, but not every piece ages at the same rate. What shortens it, and how to plan replacement around the stone.
The chimney is where most slate roofs leak. Here is how the flashing is supposed to be built, and the mistakes that keep the leak…
Slate lasts a century. Galvanized steel flashing does not. Here is why the mismatch causes leaks, and how to tell which metal is on your…
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