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InterNACHI Field Guide for the Inspection of Slate Roofs
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Item Number: 0110
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InterNACHI Field Guide for the Inspection of Slate Roofs
This is a PDF download, not a book. You will receive a link via email to download the PDF after purchasing.
Written by the author of the InterNACHI Certified Roof Inspector Course, Kenton Shepard.
This 44 page field guide , containing over 75 photographs, is meant to be used as a tool to help identify problems with slate roofs. It includes information and photographs on:
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types of slate and their characteristics
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the production of slate roof tiles,
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installation requirements and problems
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the typical aging process
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moisture damage
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hail damage
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footfall damage
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Slate roof inspection
It includes references that will help in identifying the slate quarry of origin and its grade.
TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction, 1
Slate Formation and Production, 2
• Slate Characteristics, 9
• Slate grades, 10
• Slate installation, 11
Inspecting slate Roofs, 13
Types of Slate, 14
Slate Roof Styles, 20
Installation, 24
• Field slates, 24
• Fasteners, 25
• Flashing, 27
• Valleys, 29
• Hips, 30
• Ridge, 32
Snowguards, 35
Repairs, 37
Damage, 40
• Hail, 40
• Moisture, 42
• Ice, 42
***PDF is 95 MB in size,
so allow some time for the download to occur. We STRONGLY recommend that you do
this on a high speed internet connection. You will need Adobe Reader 7.0 or newer or a similar PDF reader.
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