How To Seal A Slate Roof

Joseph jenkins in the preservation trades since 1968 directs joseph jenkins inc.

How to seal a slate roof.

Roofing and roof repair 101 is a video series showing you tips and tricks. Once the sealer has dried completely apply a second coat using the same technique. Slate references page from the ashi technical journal. The slate must be clean before applying the sealer or you will seal any dirt and marks on to the slate.

Make sure that the slate is perfectly clean and dry before applying the sealant or this will cause streaks. Often this is done incorrectly to save time and money by simply overlapping the roof tiles onto the slate roof this nearly always leaks sooner or later. When it comes to joining onto a slate roof with tiles or different sized slates you will need a jointing valley or bonding gutter. Sealing a tiled roof usually adds on a number of years to its life expectancy and often proves itself to be a worthy investment.

How to join a slate roof to a tiled roof. Slate roof photo library photographs of colors types patterns of slate roofs slate roof wear slate roof conditions. In northwestern pennsylvania that provides national slate roof consulting services slate roofing publications and slate roofing tools and supplies. Use clean warm water without detergent as some can react with the sealer.

He has personally worked on over a thousand slate roofs many with an average age of one century. If you want to seal your roof it s best to choose wt1 which acts as a powerful replacement for bitumen based roof membranes. West coast roofer shows a tile roof tune up done on a roof in aliso viejo ca.