Is this just cosmetic or is there a real benefit to the lack of corner?
It’s hard to do with slate tiled roofs. The slates have to overlap to keep water out and the tiles aren’t flexible. So when you get to a corner you basically start the layering process over again.
They sell corner pieces for slate, but they’re pricey. So you typically see them do metal flashing in the corners, or some fancy tiling like in the post.
I’m guessing they just did the corners in this post, the rest of the roof looks older. Probably just replacing some bad flashing with something more permanent.
The only thing I can think of is that it would mitigate the risk of leaf litter corroding the flashing. It does add cost, so profit, so there is that.
Yes, avoiding leaf buildup or avoiding water over-run on the flashing is important, but it is mainly because there is only one correct answer when,as humans, we get a chance to answer the question “Do you want to live inside a giant pangolin?”
You are correct, but slate is already pricey. You comment implies that company was gouging, though maybe not your intent. Sometimes a person wants something and will pay the price to get it.
It looks like it took EFFORT! :-D
I’m a woman and this looks neat. Good job man 👍
Just break up with her if she doesn’t appreciate it, man. There are hot shingles in your area anyway.
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I’m curious if this is more likely to get lifted off by strong wind.
Definitely birds or hornets making a home in the gap at the bottom there
Good for them
It’s in the UK, there will be a layer of roofing felt underneath the slate that prevents pests getting in. Roofing felt is the same stuff that shingles are made from in the US but comes in a roll. So in the UK we have basically the roof you’d have in the US and then another slate roof on top, it rains a lot here, we probably have some of the best roofing in the world.
Nah mate, roofing felt or tar paper is an underlayment for asphalt shingles. While roofing felt uses similar materials as asphalt shingles, we use both underlayment, and shingles (sometimes terra Cotta tiles in the southwest)
It’s still just two layers of a manufactured felt or bitumen, the quality of tiling, flashing and lead in the UK is beyond compare. There’s flashing on a church near me that’s nearly a thousand years old.
It’s wonderful craft. It looks fragile though.
It’s slate. It’ll probably outlast the house.
Outlive the owners for sure. Imagine living in a country where you only build a house to last 20 years
Maybe it’s because I grew up around a lot of shailed deposits. I’m assuming slate is much more durable than shale and that they’re different. I don’t know anything about rocks, don’t hate me.
Am boy. Am appreciate the craft. V MUCH. Gender probably irrelevant.
Ditch the girlfriend and get yourself a boyfriend
Non roofer here
Is slate picked for any reason over asphalt shingles or is it just an aesthetic thing?
From what I recall, shingled roofs are usually “30 year” roofs, and slate roofs are “100 year” roofs.
It’s all 2 year roofing, max, down here in hurricane land.
With a bit of patching, yea shingles can probably be 30. Unless air circulation is bad, then 10. I worked on one re-shingling the west side, when the east side looked good as new (10yo roof, iirc). Just some weird airflow on that side (neighbours house maybe).
It lasts forever with regular maintenance. I moved into a house with a slate roof that’s 96 years old. We just have a roofer come out and replace a few cracked tiles every year. Not necessarily any cheaper but the cost is spread out and it seems less wasteful.
It’s an old timey thing. Slate naturally is fairly flat naturally and easily made into squares. It lasted much longer than cedar and newer methods weren’t around. People still using it are after the look.
Well its between slate or clay tiles.
Stale is more expensive and fancy.
No one would use shingles because it lasts about a week and looks like shit.
This seems awful. I super guarantee that’s going to cause issues.
That’s a nice roof.
I don’t know anything about roofing but I feel oddly satisfied
This looks like a bad idea to me
That is beautiful but it seems like a lot more work than the standard way of dealing with an inside corner like that and for no real benefit other than aesthetics.
Pretty sure the benefit is the aesthetics
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