This is how it is done in scotland. The slates are not uniform in width traditionally, and look better for it, These uniform ones are a modern luxury as you can't buy new Scottish slate anymore. I live in a very exposed site and own an old church built in 1873. All the slates are single nailed. We are loosing them now as the nails are rotten not because of single nailing but they are very easy to refit once they slip. 140 years -- can't be too bad then.
Thanks, good video. Note to Americans.... There are other countries in the world with different construction techniques. Here in Scotland there tends to be a single nail near the top of the slate and they do generally stay perfectly in place.
That's an acceptable solution if only one fastener is used. I would have thought it gets pretty windy in Scotland, windy enough to blow your kilt over your your head lad. I know times are hard, You ought throw on two copper nails, just in case of a wee bit 'o wind !
My house was built in 1901 and all the slates are like this, with one nail. And you can move them apart to access the fixings for the one below - the weight of the ones above hold them all in place nicely!
sweet! on your slate roof you can just move slates out of the way like shingles!!!!! that has got to be the worst tutorial ever. i cant tell if it's a joke or not. if it is, you're the best dude ever. if not, well....
This is how it is done in scotland. The slates are not uniform in width traditionally, and look better for it, These uniform ones are a modern luxury as you can't buy new Scottish slate anymore. I live in a very exposed site and own an old church built in 1873. All the slates are single nailed. We are loosing them now as the nails are rotten not because of single nailing but they are very easy to refit once they slip. 140 years -- can't be too bad then.
rmgbgt 2 weeks ago
How to replace a slate in an ideal situation should b the title,any decent slater would have double nailed that roof,not as easy to replace!!!!!
davyhogg79 2 weeks ago
Thanks, good video. Note to Americans.... There are other countries in the world with different construction techniques. Here in Scotland there tends to be a single nail near the top of the slate and they do generally stay perfectly in place.
bigclivedotcom 1 month ago
That's an acceptable solution if only one fastener is used. I would have thought it gets pretty windy in Scotland, windy enough to blow your kilt over your your head lad. I know times are hard, You ought throw on two copper nails, just in case of a wee bit 'o wind !
64Orson 1 month ago
@64Orson
just so you know the very first slates were fixed in whales and scottland and lasted just fine with one fastener and usually it was wooden peg
dekonfrost7 1 month ago
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@64Orson
just so you know the very first slates were fixed in whales and scottland and lasted just fine with one fastener and usually it was wooden peg
dekonfrost7 1 month ago
My house was built in 1901 and all the slates are like this, with one nail. And you can move them apart to access the fixings for the one below - the weight of the ones above hold them all in place nicely!
trevorandfiona 4 months ago
Theres not many roofs with one single top nail, most are mid nailed with two nails.
sammason666 4 months ago
sweet! on your slate roof you can just move slates out of the way like shingles!!!!! that has got to be the worst tutorial ever. i cant tell if it's a joke or not. if it is, you're the best dude ever. if not, well....
nasalflip 10 months ago
i thought there should be two nails in each slate
marty0866 1 year ago