How To Repair A Hole In A Slate Roof

Slate repair with aluminum on a slate roof with a coating of lichens.

How to repair a hole in a slate roof.

Broken tiles and slates are one of the most common issues with roofing. Usually simple friction will hold this aluminum or copper repair plate in place for decades. The last two steps involve trimming the tile to the desired size and then punching two nail holes toward the top of the slate using a formula based on the size and exposure of the slate. Lead bib slate repair if the roof hasn t got too many mistakes a good method of repair is the lead bib it s simply a section of code 3 or 4 flashing lead cut large enough to sit under the faulty slate or bad overlap to make it waterproof and the repair invisible.

Bend the tingle so the bottom end hooks under the slate to hold it in place. Minerals the building blocks of rocks through their characteristic crystalline structures define the physical properties of the rocks which they compose. A simple piece of flat aluminum flashing was pushed up under the slates to cover a hole3 observed by the roof inspector repairman. Replacing a broken slate can be a very simple job however it also has the potential.

Unfortunately i do not have a photo on hand but the hole is irregularly shaped and is about 10 cm x 10 cm in size. Normally friction alone is enough to hold the lead bib in place. How to replace a cracked broken slate in this video i show how to replace a cracked slate in a few simple steps. The roof is a slate roof and 2 of the slates seem to have snapped in half leaving a fairly significant hole in the roof.

Put the new tile in place and align it.