Slate Roof Ridge Detail

We are often asked by designers architects home and building owners what will a slate roof cost me.

Slate roof ridge detail.

Our tiles are engineered to be lighter to resist impact and to maintain their color longer. Some homes were created with the promise of a slate roof in mind. Tiles are 18 l x 12 w x 1 4 h and available in 11 colors. Vertical rod is a lightning rod.

The copper ridge cap is locked into the base flashings. 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. Hinged ridge vent system specifically designed for slate roofing this vent system provides a quick and easy solution for a vented cap with a nailable surface for installing slate over the ridge.

In this case 2 5 inch copper roofing nails were used. Install ridge slates and flashings in the same manner as installing slate hips except ridge joints should be caulked. Gable edge projection and drip edge projection can also vary somewhat. The above illustration shows basic installation details for a traditional standard thickness slate roof.

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. The base flashings maintain contact with the shingles by spring action. Davinci slate delivers on that promise with its astonishing versatility. It s hard to beat mother nature but davinci has done it.