Old Roof Slates

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Old roof slates.

Roofing with slates. This allows for less expensive shipping costs and ease of installation. Vtg vieux carre roofing slate tile royal street new orleans 175 yr old roof tile. Crushing old roof slates.

Installed properly slate roofs require relatively little maintenance and will last 60 to 125 years or longer depending on the type of slate employed roof configuration and the geographical location of the property. Cedar shakes shingles. Positioning the battens laying the slates cutting fixing verges ridges illustration. Concrete clay roof tiles.

Odd sized odd shaped slates in small quantities are usually worth least. Sunflower and ladybug painted on vintage roof slate tile. 1 item endless possibilities. With a 1 profile brava s old world slate polymer tile has the volume of traditional slate roof tiles with a fraction of the weight.

8 storage make sure you have the slates stacked on edge during storage. Just as the material was born in the outdoors what better way to recycle your unused slate than to utilise it in the outdoors. Tuesday 3rd november 2009. This was part of a stack of spare pieces of tile that were not used so it is in great condition.

I ve got all the old slates from my roof lying around the back. Some slates have been known to last over 200 years. Vieux carre roofing slate about 175 years old. Working on a roof involves working at height even on a bungalow so always use scaffolding or other stable platform never use just ladders.

This antique slate roofing tile shingle was reclaimed from a house built around 1900 that was designed by philadelphia architect frank furness. May 15 2020 we hate to see a beautiful roofing tile go to waste so here are some ways to re purpose roofing tiles for beautiful home furnishings and projects. Tran slate to the outdoors.