Slate Roof Ridge Detail

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Slate roof ridge detail.

The copper ridge cap is locked into the base flashings. It s hard to beat mother nature but davinci has done it. Gable edge projection and drip edge projection can also vary somewhat. Davinci slate delivers on that promise with its astonishing versatility.

Our tiles are engineered to be lighter to resist impact and to maintain their color longer. Copper base flashing is installed on both sides of the batten with brass screws and lead washers. You will need longer nails when installing ridge slates over vent material. Majestic slate hip and ridge is designed to provide the look of natural stone slate in the ridge and hip portions of the roof.

This detail involves the use of a ridge batten anchored to the ridge pole. The base flashings maintain contact with the shingles by spring action. The above illustration shows basic installation details for a traditional standard thickness slate roof. Install ridge slates and flashings in the same manner as installing slate hips except ridge joints should be caulked.

In this case 2 5 inch copper roofing nails were used. Tiles are 18 l x 12 w x 1 4 h and available in 11 colors. 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. Some homes were created with the promise of a slate roof in mind.