Slate and metal roofs use ice fences to hold on to the snow.
Slate roof last row before gutter.
There is a great demand for used slate.
Pad type or rail type guards will hold the snow in place away from the eaves so it can slowly melt.
Your roof is the most important part of your home.
Also called philadelphia gutters pole gutters flush gutters and standing gutters this gutter system is built on the plane of the roof as opposed to built in or box gutters which are recessed below the plane of the roof usually at the eaves.
This is important because a big slide can kill someone or at least mess up a lot of shrubs parked cars etc.
Yankee gutters are common on older slate roofs.
Slate roofs are very heavy and require additional roof framing to accommodate this weight but this weight contribute to it sustainability.
Slate and tile roofs are precision systems that require regular inspections and maintenance to ensure they last a lifetime.
90 of the work we do is re doing recently repaired work by others.
When it lands on them.
Roof tiles too short.
Rain dripping down back of gutter.
Like slate the surface of his shingles is relatively smooth so snow slides off suddenly in great clumps clobbering gutters porch roofs and unsuspecting passersby.
Any company that sells roofing materials for a slate roof will have these in many styles.
The right sheathing choice is individual plank boards.
Not every roof is identical and not every roofing company is the same.
Slate roofs have a very distinctive appearance alone with a very long lifespan along with being easy to repair and recyclable.
Victorian ones look best on a slate roof i think.
How to slate a roof http www fixmyroof co uk videos and guides pitched roof slate a roof this video shows you the basics of how to set out a roof for slat.
It has been suggested that the bottom row of tiles can be pulled further forward over the gutter siliconed to the other tiles or some more damp proof strip fitted more securely.
Discussion in roofing and guttering started by goddardo 3 feb 2009.
General discussions about anything related to slate roofs.
When the homeowner purchased the home just two years ago he was told the roof and gutters had already been restored and should be in good shape for the next 50 years.
Jon some evidence of built in gutters might be where the rake trim ends and the aluminum metal starts if that were crown moulding thats been cut back to meet a flat fascia profile then that might be a hint obviously as you point out 1 4 plywood and aluminum trim would have been added later sounds like snow guards aren t needed for.
East price hill ohio this project required the restoration of both the original slate roof system and the copper built in gutters.
Ideally the wood will last 150 years or long enough to support an average initial slate roof and replacement slate roof.