459400c18b Assume all elements of the roof assembly must last and function for at least 150 years. Use copper or stainless steel roofing nails. You can buy these in a set with a free Slate Roof Bible. The worst ridge is when you just run your field slates to the top and leave them with exposed nail heads and sealant along the apex and nothing else. This means using a roof deck material with a known and proven longevity of a century and a half, which includes solid lumber at least 3/4 inch thick and some other decking materials such as nailable concrete and gypsum. Bestsellers BAR SOLDER - Capping bars 50:50 Our price: $3.75 Berger SGSP100 Stainless Pro Retrofit Snowguard Our price: $7.00 Berger RT200M/300M Aluminum Snow Guard for Standing Seam Roofs Our price: $8.99 BAR SOLDER - 1/2 pound bars 50:50 Our price: $4.95 Berger SGCP100 Copper Pro Retrofit Snowguard Our price: $12.50 . Make sure your starter course has enough headlap. Manufacturers ACRO Aero Products AJC Tools American Beauty AMG Berger Brothers Berger Snow Guards Canfield Technologies, LLC Copper Craft Dalvento Finials Dorr Wholesale Supply Express Freund Tools Gateway Paint Geocel Corporation Gough SnoGuards IPS Corporation Jalco Snowguards Johnson Manufacturing Company Joseph Jenkins, Inc. There is a lot to think about.
Jenkins (Author) Hardcover: 374 pages; Publisher: Joseph Jenkins, Inc.; 3rd edition (June 21, 2016); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0964425823; ISBN-13: 978-0964425828; Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches ; Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds Option: Order discounted on Amazon. You will probably break some slates during the installation and you could lose a slate or two after the roof has been installed due to damage to the slates during installation. After installation, the nail heads will rub against the overlying slates and eventually wear holes in them. Lack of headlap will condemn an entire roof. 13) Use good flashing material. It will wear out. Use roof jacks and planks.
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