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Installing a small slate roof.
How to install a slate roof.
4 have the correct tools.
Your price will be on the lower end if you use recycled slates or reinstall your own.
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A slate roof can cost from 12 to 40 per square foot according to websites and roofers i consulted.
Slate roof installation guide 1 construct the roof properly.
Installation when laying out a roof in preparation for slating it chalk lines across the entire roof area marking the top edge of every row of slate.
No aluminum drip edges as are commonly used on asphalt shingle roofs are needed on slate roofs when measuring for the starter slate and the first row allow for the slate to hang beyond the drip.
Assume all elements of the roof assembly must last and function for at least 150 years.
3 before you start do your homework.