TRADITIONAL ROOFING MAGAZINE Issue #8 - Buying and Maintaining a Home with a Slate Roof

Traditional Roofing Magazine #8 -- Fall/ Winter 2010/2011

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Buying and Maintaining a Home with a Slate Roof

A Guide to Inspections, Contractors and Repairs for Homeowners and Property Managers
by David Robinson - 2007, ISBN: 143824620X; EAN-13: 978-1438246208

Traditional Roofing Magazine Issue #8:

Perhaps the most recent book about slate roofing to be published in the United States, David Robinson’s new 6”X9” handbook for property owners and managers includes 95 pages of information, along with a selection of black and white photos and drawings.

Contents include:

Introduction

1) Background

2) Quarrying

3) Buying a Home with a Slate Roof

4) Looking for Trouble

5) Two Important Roof Components

6) Repairs

7) Slate and Flashing Repairs

8) When to Replace?

Appendices, including: an Inspection Checklist, Glossary, List of Books and Periodicals, Internet Resources, “Where to Find Specifications," History, Quarriers and Brokers

Excerpt: “So you spot your dream home and it is for sale. Whether it is an old farmhouse in the country, or a painted lady situated in a quiet neighborhood, it looks like a great old house, but the roof is slate and you have heard that slate roofs last forever. Are you about to buy a house with a slate roof that is going to last a hundred years or five years?”

Contact: slaterepair@gmail.com