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     Epl (Epl) Senior Member Username: Epl Post Number: 106 Registered: 06-2009 |
Chris, Keep up the fantastic work! The roof as well as the floor are beautiful! Thanks for sharing your progress. Eric P. Loema Sales | Salvage | Procurement P (800) 699-5695 | F (815) 547-1425 Web: www.TileandSlateSales.com | www.ClayTileRoof.com E-mail: epl@TileandSlateSales.com | epl@ClayTileRoof.com | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 91 Registered: 09-2009 |
and here is some "rainy day" work!  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 90 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 89 Registered: 09-2009 |
thanks guys  | ||
| Jimmyjim (Jimmyjim) Senior Member Username: Jimmyjim Post Number: 53 Registered: 08-2009 |
Thanks for the pix Chris-looks real nice! I was in Manhattan a day or two after looking at your post and I was admiring a roof on a church I happened to be walking past and it turned out to be Holy Trinity. That red looks beautiful. | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 602 Registered: 01-2009 |
Somehow, I don't think that black would have the same affect as red...now maybe I am wrong on that, or color blind, but that is what comes to my mind. | ||
| China_ad_slate (China_ad_slate) New member Username: China_ad_slate Post Number: 2 Registered: 01-2011 |
can use black instead of red. There are many manufacturers who can provide top quality roofing slate in China. www.cnslate.com is one of the best suppliers in China. ADSLATE Nancy Rao | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 600 Registered: 01-2009 |
That looks like fun. Boy, Reds are expensive, expecially the big thick ones like that. Is that on a comercial job? | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 86 Registered: 09-2009 |
more pics to follow. graduated, textured random reds 20" 1.5" thru 12" 1/4"....lots of fun! | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 85 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 84 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 586 Registered: 01-2009 |
I don't like big cities, but maybe one of these days I will go to New York and see that. | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 82 Registered: 09-2009 |
it must really be seen in person! | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 585 Registered: 01-2009 |
Shoot, I looked at that first picture again. It is 4 city blocks. You can see the length of 2 blocks at the top of the picture. The slate roofs are mostly on the left and bottom, but that is huge. 140 years old too. Good slate! | ||
| Bud (Bud) Senior Member Username: Bud Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2010 |
You got that right Old School, that's back when folks cared enough to build for posterity. Craftsmanship, pride in the work and un-common sense, these ingredients built 'sustainable buildings' before we knew what that was. I also think that it's interesting that it didn't take nearly as long as it does now....it seems like it is easier to move rocks and timbers with out heavy equipment than it is to move papers with bureaucracy. Thanks for the pics, they are awe inspiring. | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 584 Registered: 01-2009 |
Chris, is that first picture of the museum? That is at least one city block. It is amazing to look at some of those old buildings and realize the amount of labor it took to not only roof them, but to do all the building; with no power tools. Wow! | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 81 Registered: 09-2009 |
Here some NY Red's made their way up to Craigdarroch castle in British Colombia!  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 80 Registered: 09-2009 |
Church of The Holy Trinity NYC  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 79 Registered: 09-2009 |
These are all NY red...surely the biggest order that the quarry up in granville has ever received for red on one job. They must have had shifts running around the clock to get these out back in the late 1870's. Truly amazing, and one of my favorite buildings.  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 78 Registered: 09-2009 |
There are a couple of historic buildings in NYC that have a red slate roof. The American Museum of Natural History, is one, and a church...I'll post a picture or two, I was just there this weekend. Post up some Peachbottom pics too. | ||
| Mbazikos (Mbazikos) Member Username: Mbazikos Post Number: 27 Registered: 01-2007 |
Steve, If you ever visit southern New Jersey you could see a red slate roof off of Kings Highway in Haddonfield and another on a Lutheran Home in Moorestown. Interestingly unlike other Vermont slates, unf. red seems to be much more impervious to staining. And guys, I hope to post some pictures of the 'new' salvaged Peach Bottom slate roof on my ca.1900 late Victorian home. It is 97% complete. It was installed by South Florida Slate Roofers. They did an excellent job on a challenging installation. Bad weather interfered with final completion but the final odds and ends will be done this spring. And the PB slate is very beautiful. | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 556 Registered: 01-2009 |
Well done. No words necessary! | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 66 Registered: 09-2009 |
fish scale  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 65 Registered: 09-2009 |
(Message edited by chris on December 10, 2010) | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 63 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 61 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 553 Registered: 01-2009 |
We do some asphalt shingles too, and I am alwasys amazed at the "roofers" that will insist that they don't need lines. You kept everything nice and straight; well except for when you went around the valley! Just kidding. Nice work! | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 60 Registered: 09-2009 |
thanks guys  | ||
| Jimmyjim (Jimmyjim) Advanced Member Username: Jimmyjim Post Number: 50 Registered: 08-2009 |
Impressive Chris! Looks great. Looking forward to future pix. | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 59 Registered: 09-2009 |
thanks liam the 12's are slow going, and so is this round valley. | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 640 Registered: 01-2007 |
Nice work on the round valley chris. Glad to see you did put slate on. | ||
| Stephen (Stephen) New member Username: Stephen Post Number: 10 Registered: 12-2009 |
trying to think if I have EVER seen that color used here for an entire roof- remembered I think I saw one in German village in columbus, Ohio----------- can't recall ever seeing it elswhere sure is purty. stephen | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 546 Registered: 01-2009 |
Boy, that is seeet looking. Keep up the good work and the photos. | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 57 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 56 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 544 Registered: 01-2009 |
You have a lot more than 9 squares of slate there. Are you going to continue the solid decking al the way up? Red slate is expensive! I normally use it to accent other colors. On a slate roof it can over power a building in a hurry. I hope you will post pictures of it when it is completed. | ||
| Belgiumslate (Belgiumslate) Junior Member Username: Belgiumslate Post Number: 17 Registered: 05-2007 |
nice slate  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 55 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 54 Registered: 09-2009 |
some nice local pine, 1x6....the sawmill was only 15 miles away! pic  | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 53 Registered: 09-2009 |
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| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 52 Registered: 09-2009 |
Well, I have started my NY red project on the cottage. Just about 9 square. 12 randoms.  It was a shingle ripoff....can anyone guess why the bottom row of plywood was removed? |
