This is a PDF download, not a book.  You will receive a link via email to download the PDF after purchasing.  

By Kenton Shepard

This 44 page field guide , containing over 75 photographs, is meant to be used as a tool to help identify problems with slate roofs. It includes information and photographs on:

  • Types of slate and their characteristics
  • The production of slate roof tiles,
  • Installation requirements and problems
  • The typical aging process
  • Moisture damage
  • Hail damage
  • Footfall damage
  • Slate roof inspection

It includes references that will help in identifying the slate quarry of origin and its grade.

TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction, 1
Slate Formation and Production, 2
• Slate Characteristics, 9
• Slate grades, 10
• Slate installation, 11
Inspecting slate Roofs, 13
Types of Slate, 14
Slate Roof Styles, 20
Installation, 24
• Field slates, 24
• Fasteners, 25
• Flashing, 27
• Valleys, 29
• Hips, 30
• Ridge, 32
Snowguards, 35
Repairs, 37
Damage, 40
• Hail, 40
• Moisture, 42
• Ice, 42

***PDF is 13 MB in size, so allow some time for the download to occur.  We STRONGLY recommend that you do this on a high speed internet connection.  You will need Adobe Reader 7.0 or newer or a similar PDF reader.