How To Remove Roof Slates

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How to remove roof slates.

A vinyl leaf rake can clean harder to reach spots. How to remove slate roofing for repairs using a slate ripper. When removing slates from old roofs quite often the slating lath or batten has become dry and brittle over time this makes it very easy to break when using a slate ripper to pull a slate out or chop the nails fixing the slates. In the manufacturing process large irregular blocks taken from the quarry are first cut with a saw across the grain in sections slightly longer than the length of the finished roofing slate.

Limit cleaning to removing organic debris and delaminated slate flakes from valleys snow guards gutters and the area behind the chimney. Slate roofing tiles are still manufactured by hand using traditional methods in a five step process. Tossing the shingles safely is actually an important step in removing slate shingles. If you are working on a large roofing project place a dumpster on the side of your house and toss all nails and shingles into this receptacle.