Scotch Roofing Slates

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Scotch roofing slates.

These include features such as diminishing courses random lengths and widths of slate single nailing and laying onto sarking board rather than battens figure 1. They varied in thickness too. Major slate supplier of reclaimed slates to scotland. The top of the slate is known as the head and the bottom the tail the head sits on top of the roofing batten and the tail sits on top of the slate beneath it.

Scottish slate roofs have a number of characteristics which make them well suited to both the local climate and the nature of the material produced by slate quarries in scotland. Get quotes book instantly. Nowadays around 75 of global production originates from spain so it is hardly surprising that spanish slates present a tempting alternative to those building their own home. 500 550 approx reclaimed roof slates inverness highland approc 500 550 reclaimed roof slates.

Slate roof repair how to replace a slate broken slates duration. Ad posted 3 days ago save this ad 2 images. Roof slates 12 6 ayr south ayrshire roofing slates 12 inch bye 6 inch slates for sale 2000 available 600. For many years bangor blue slates from wales were the most popular and widely available roofing slates in ireland.

In length they varied from 10 to 16. Concrete clay roof tiles. Slates a typical slate has a top bottom and two sides. Family run business with over 40 years experience supplying reclaimed slates to scotland.

We supply reclaimed slates to scotland and a wide range of building merchants construction firms local authorities and self build customers situated throughout the uk. Installing hips and ridges on slate roofs duration. Over the years henderson roofing supplies ltd has gained an excellent reputation for supplying top quality new and second hand slates to both the building trade and public alike throughout scotland. Welcome to henderson roofing supplies ltd.

They were single head nailed with every three or four courses being double or cheek nailed. Scotch slates as quarried in scotland were of random width between about 4 and 12 wide but mostly 6 to 8 however they came off the block.