How To Slate A Turret Roof

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.

How to slate a turret roof. 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. 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. New slate roof installation at the srca conference by the durable slate company duration.

Back to project gallery. 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. Vermont gray black slate roof on this regal cut stone residence. A simple pitched roof has at least two sides and a hip roof has four.

The framing and sheathing have got to be good. 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. 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.

Cut stone castle with slate turret. Crookston upright inc kalamazoo mi. The turret slates are cupa heavy spanish slates with. The round or turret style roof is basically a hip roof with an infinite number of sides.

Conical slate roofing simplified. 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. The new slate roof in the above photo is located in stirling central scotland and installed by dave o hare.

Its slate turret resembles what you may find on a castle. When comparing natural slate vs composite rubber slate think of your roof s life expectancy. First courses of slating on the main roof note the undereaves slates fitted upside down to form a drip with the first course slates. 325 upper road po box 134 poultney vermont 05764 802 287 4333 fax.