Old Roof Slates

Some slates have been known to last over 200 years.

Old roof slates.

Slate can be the perfect solution for drainage by putting leftover slate in the bottom of any plant pots or other pots you can stop any unwanted seepage. May 15 2020 we hate to see a beautiful roofing tile go to waste so here are some ways to re purpose roofing tiles for beautiful home furnishings and projects. Installed properly slate roofs require relatively little maintenance and will last 60 to 125 years or longer depending on the type of slate employed roof configuration and the geographical location of the property. Cedar shakes shingles.

About the only time you re going to make money on small lots of odd shaped slates is if someone needs those exact slates for roof repairs or if someone wants to paint on them. With a 1 profile brava s old world slate polymer tile has the volume of traditional slate roof tiles with a fraction of the weight. See more ideas about roof tiles roof tiles. Tran slate to the outdoors.

Vtg vieux carre roofing slate tile royal street new orleans 175 yr old roof tile. 8 storage make sure you have the slates stacked on edge during storage. Vieux carre roofing slate about 175 years old. 1 item endless possibilities.

Crushing old roof slates. Positioning the battens laying the slates cutting fixing verges ridges illustration. This allows for less expensive shipping costs and ease of installation. Odd sized odd shaped slates in small quantities are usually worth least.

Working on a roof involves working at height even on a bungalow so always use scaffolding or other stable platform never use just ladders. Just as the material was born in the outdoors what better way to recycle your unused slate than to utilise it in the outdoors. This was part of a stack of spare pieces of tile that were not used so it is in great condition. Concrete clay roof tiles.

Roofing with slates. Our old world slate shingles have the thickest synthetic slate roof profile available. Sunflower and ladybug painted on vintage roof slate tile.