How To Repair A Broken Roof Slate

Normally friction alone is enough to hold the lead bib in place.

How to repair a broken roof slate.

Roof tile ripper. All right so here s my repair slate. Make sure that under the tiles are clean and dry. 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.

Alright that looks pretty good right there. And from the ground you can barely notice that hook. That s one acceptable method of repairing a slate. If the exposure is ten inches the slates should be twenty three inches.

The other is by using what we call a center nail and a bib. See my website link below for more roofing help http www fixmyroof co uk videos and guides pitched roof repair a slate roof this video shows not only how. With the old tile out the new one will simply slide in but you need a mean of securing it. Several method are available.

I m gonna go ahead and slide it in to position. For a quick temporary fix you could simply glue the new one on place with some high performance instant grab adhesive like gripfill. Once positioned you will attach the slate using copper roofing nails. Slide the slate.

Place the first nail between the two slates directly above the repair slate. Acquire the properly sized replacement slate. How to replace damaged or lost roofing slates using the copper tab method cut the concealed nails holding the damaged slate in place. There are usually two nails.