Do not swab tar onto slate tiles as it only deflects water causing it to find another path downward.
How does a slate roof work.
It is inserted under the.
In order to maintain your investment and make sure it lasts a slate roof will need regular maintenance.
Working on a slate roof requires delicacy.
In slate roofing water migration is controlled primarily by the angle of the roof s slope.
On the best functioning slate roofs the water flows down slope parallel with the length of the shingle to the next lower shingles.
Some roofs have been up for nearly a century and.
The steeper the slope the less water migration there will be.
How to work on slate roofs scaffolding or ladders.
This can be carried out cheaply and it s work you can comfortably undertake yourself.