How To Slate A Turret Roof

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

How to slate a turret roof.

The width of the first course slates was 12 a very heavy thick slate to. 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. 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. Vermont gray black slate roof on this regal cut stone residence.

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. 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. Back to project gallery. Conical slate roofing simplified.

The round or turret style roof is basically a hip roof with an infinite number of sides. When comparing natural slate vs composite rubber slate think of your roof s life expectancy. Crookston upright inc kalamazoo mi. Its slate turret resembles what you may find on a castle.

A traditional roof containing a conical or turret tower can be a challenge for the roofer accustomed to working with straight angles and sides. But to start at the beginning framing and sheathing is everything. First courses of slating on the main roof note the undereaves slates fitted upside down to form a drip with the first course slates. Cut stone castle with slate turret.

I have never done a turret may of read this somwhere or talked to someone at one time who told me this run the first row of slate then chalk lines from the spot where the slates butt together to the peak then chalk lines from the center of each slate to the peak seems this would give you a pattern for the layout and angles to trim the slate to fit the roof seems it would work but have not. The turret slates are cupa heavy spanish slates with. 325 upper road po box 134 poultney vermont 05764 802 287 4333 fax. 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.

The framing and sheathing have got to be good. A simple pitched roof has at least two sides and a hip roof has four. How many roofing contractors are up to the task of repairing or replacing the slate on a round turret. New slate roof installation at the srca conference by the durable slate company duration.