Some slaters use nothing but slate hooks for repair work as they are easier than nail and bib when working with new or especially dense slate.
How to slate a roof with hooks.
Standard slate hooks 25 lb box.
Experienced slate installers never walk on a slate roof but instead erect scaffolding or prop hook ladders to the side of the building before beginning repairs.
It s ironic then that we see so many strap hanger repairs on slate tile and hard shingle roofs.
This means that each slate is held in place by four hooks.
With modern houses having rooms within the roof space this may also occur and notice with the top slate as that is also a single lap.
Copper slate hooks per pound.
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How not to repair a slate roof.
A possible solution is to hook fix the top slate or apply an adhesive to the top slate if that is found to lift at the tail.
Of the acceptable methods for repairing slate roofs the use of strap hangers is not one of them.
One at the head one at the tail and one on each side.