Hi Dean, it usually starts with an idea to call an expert but after a bit of thought we say "hang on it can't be that difficult let's have a go". Cheers
When we moved into our house about 8 years ago the roof was like this all over, the flashing was ratty and loose and there was flat roof over a bay that had cracks. I held it off with a big tin of bituminous paint on the flat roof and many small fixes and adjustments on the pitched roof. After a few years I had the whole thing replaced with new slate, Expensive, but dry since! The joys of old houses. I like the plastic wallet, our house had pieces of tin, biscuit lids and such shoved in everywhere.
Hi Bootsowen, the slates on the main roof are fine it's just problems with the section over the bathroom, which has a gentler slope. I've told my son to get that area re-roofed sometime if he is in the house long enough. Re-slating can be expensive but preferable to lost sleep in gales and rainstorms - wondering if you are going to lose one of those wobbly slates and wake up to a leak. Cheers
Hi Carl, I already have the lead flashing repair video which always does well when it rains, and now slates repair which should do the same. Maybe I need to think of some vids that might do well in the sunshine - sun parasol repair perhaps? Cheers
Really interesting vid. 👍 Not a lot of slate rooves ( roofs) left Over here (Sydney)…. Other than in ‘historical’ precincts ( and on churches of course). Thank you Robert
Hi Harold, good slate held firmly with copper nails will usually last 100 years ok. Slowly they degrade as wood laths go a bit soft and wind rattles the nails loose, or the slate weathers and delaminates etc. Cheers
Hi GTB, underfelt is a fairly modern thing. I can't find a date for it's common use so let's guess at the 1930s onwards (somebody might know and comment). If it was reslated now it would get treated laths and breathable underfelt (and maybe some insulation depending on space and airflow for ventilation). His bathroom ceiling is sloped like the roof so there is not much gap between the ceiling and the slates. Cheers.
Hi Craig, most volume housing built in UK up to the 1920s or 1930s would quite likely have a slate roof particularly in the industrial areas. The majority of houses now have terracotta or concrete roof tiles but slate is not uncommon at all. You would expect a house here to last 100 years at least and of course many are older. Cheers
Good fix. Always good when you can fix things yourself.
Best wishes, Dean in Oxfordshire.
Hi Dean, it usually starts with an idea to call an expert but after a bit of thought we say "hang on it can't be that difficult let's have a go". Cheers
I have used scrap 15mm copper pipe and hammered it flat. It makes good retaining strips for the slates.
Hi Stan yes that is a good idea. I've seen both lead and copper strip used. Been a while now and the slate is still in place. Cheers
When we moved into our house about 8 years ago the roof was like this all over, the flashing was ratty and loose and there was flat roof over a bay that had cracks. I held it off with a big tin of bituminous paint on the flat roof and many small fixes and adjustments on the pitched roof. After a few years I had the whole thing replaced with new slate, Expensive, but dry since! The joys of old houses. I like the plastic wallet, our house had pieces of tin, biscuit lids and such shoved in everywhere.
Hi Bootsowen, the slates on the main roof are fine it's just problems with the section over the bathroom, which has a gentler slope. I've told my son to get that area re-roofed sometime if he is in the house long enough. Re-slating can be expensive but preferable to lost sleep in gales and rainstorms - wondering if you are going to lose one of those wobbly slates and wake up to a leak. Cheers
Really helpful, thanks for taking the trouble to record.
Thanks Andy, this is one of two videos that do well when it rains.
Thanks for that Paul, interesting and informative.
Hi Carl, I already have the lead flashing repair video which always does well when it rains, and now slates repair which should do the same. Maybe I need to think of some vids that might do well in the sunshine - sun parasol repair perhaps? Cheers
Really interesting vid. 👍
Not a lot of slate rooves ( roofs) left
Over here (Sydney)….
Other than in ‘historical’ precincts ( and on churches of course).
Thank you
Robert
Hi Robert, we still have quite a lot of slate over here on the old housing stock. Cheers
Nice fix Paul!!!
Thank you Danny. It will do until the next slate falls off.
Good work Paul...
Thanks Paul. Just a quick job Saturday afternoon, after a trip to the monthly autojumble in the morning.
Thank you. Really useful.
You are welcome. Are you expecting rain - this vid usually gets views when wet weather is expected 😁
Thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Craig, you are welcome. Thanks for leaving a comment. Cheers
I have never actually seen a roof like that up close. How long does that type of roof last?
Hi Harold, good slate held firmly with copper nails will usually last 100 years ok. Slowly they degrade as wood laths go a bit soft and wind rattles the nails loose, or the slate weathers and delaminates etc. Cheers
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I did the same last week to a slip, it’s the only repair on the whole roof, and it was built in 1725, so can last a few years.
Great fix on the roof. Do slate roofs have an under felt?
Hi GTB, underfelt is a fairly modern thing. I can't find a date for it's common use so let's guess at the 1930s onwards (somebody might know and comment). If it was reslated now it would get treated laths and breathable underfelt (and maybe some insulation depending on space and airflow for ventilation). His bathroom ceiling is sloped like the roof so there is not much gap between the ceiling and the slates. Cheers.
How common are slate roofs over there? I have had to do my fare share of asphalt single tab repairs over the years in the US as well
Hi Craig, most volume housing built in UK up to the 1920s or 1930s would quite likely have a slate roof particularly in the industrial areas. The majority of houses now have terracotta or concrete roof tiles but slate is not uncommon at all. You would expect a house here to last 100 years at least and of course many are older. Cheers
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