Hip and ridge flashings pitched valley gutters weatherings to cornices parapets etc.
Slate roof hip detail.
4 or 5 lead slates chimney flashings back gutters apron and side flashings parapet box and tapered gutters 5 to 8 table 3 sizing guidelines to good practice recommended maximum sizes of individual pieces of lead for the following applications.
Install the slates in pairs not one side at a time.
Fixing sequence with lead roll hip 1 fix 600 mm wide underlay overlapping the main underlay.
For installing bellaforté slate without a rake tile please see rake tile section.
3 cover the timber roll with code 6 lead strips 450 to 500 mm wide and 1 5 to 1 8 m long.
The bellaforté slate field tiles must be laid from left to right.
In general the long dimension of a saddle hip slate should be approximately twice the exposure of the field slates.
Autocad 2000 dwg format for further information on slate roof details and d.
Continue up the hip in this manner flashing over the top of each pair of hip slates.
On average north american produced s 1 rated roofing slate will cost 400 600 usd per square 100 square feet or 4 00 to 6.
A saddle hip is when the cap slate is installed over the finished slate roof on either side creating a saddle effect.
This autocad detail can be used in your roof design cad drawings.
They are the most common hip detail used for slate roofing.
2 finish slating as close to timber roll as possible.
3 before you start do your homework.
There are many ways to construct copper ridge and hip flashings.
The ridge flashings form a cover over the roofing material.
The outside edge of the tile will be covered by a rake tile on a gable end or a hip and ridge tile on a hip so precise cutting is not necessary.
The slate nearest the hip slate must remain a full slate.
Most hip installations involve the weaving of copper flashing sheets between roofing shingles.
The 10 inch step flashings then overlap each other by 2 inches.
Download this free 2d cad block of a typical slate mitred hip detail including full annotations and dimensions.
The 16 inch long hip slates are overlapped 8 inches halfway by both the overlying slates and the flashings.
Understand headlap read about the common mistakes people make when installing slate roofs.
The size of the slates depends on the field slate size.
Read about how to install starter courses take a look at common contractor errors watch some video clips read about drip edges and cant strips if necessary look at some of the nuances that may be pertinent to your installation such as cleats on aprons cleats on.
