Cladding a Roof with Caithness Slate

This old farm cottage is being renovated back to its original condition, as far as is possible anyway. The slates used so far came off of the roof before the wall was rebuilt.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• caithness
• slates
• flags
• flagstone
• roof
• tiles

[unglikaorse]

Good video,far removed from the type of roofs we put on down here.The slates are like doorsteps compared to the welsh slates used in this area,they probably would'nt last one of your winters

[GrandmaDig]

Yes some of the slates are huge and on sheds you can find ones 3 feet by 4 feet. The guy doing this roof is learning as he is going on, in the video he changes the way he measures the distances umpteen times bofore he finds a method he is happy with, the roof is looking good now and he does it quite differently from when he started it. It is interesting to see it coming on.

[malcolmcog]

Anither but an ben rebuilt for some local drug dealers, as ats the only growth industry in the north.

[Hugo853746]

I love the size of the slates I did a mansion in the States and found this kinf of slates just want to see the hip and ridge set up. I did mine with a piece of aluminum because of the budget but want to see your termination.

[chaz4188]

would you of not been better setting your undereasins on first? and using a chalk line to get the course set rather than a piece of timber, i rekon that i could slate that roof in 6 days, 3 days either side,  no messing about!

[SCRWOOD]

???????????NOT DONE CORRECT

[maijib2009]

wow it is a hard job, that's good I can just go and get rocks to build my own home, do not spent ton of money, this is a good idea

[kopynd]

Do you still use sheeps ribs for pegs, any comment welcome

[robtheroofer44]

you say you do yorkshire stone roofs,, im going to do a job with them next week, have you got any info on how to start the roof,, thanks rob the roofer

[freehandjunkie]

respect for giving it a go, i do yorkshire stone roofs, they shouldnt be nailed but pegged and sat behind a batten, thats the traditional method, ur nailing them but the weight of the slate to the nail,its likely they will come off..

[syverone]

just a question.. shouldnt it be airflow between the slates and the covering in the bottome? im norwegian thats how we do it here...

[getoit]

and the reason for using stone slate????their in man at the quarry is probably fred flinstone!!