Gable slate nail locations

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Author Message   Catfeesh (Catfeesh) New member Username: Catfeesh Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2011 Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 04:03 pm:        -Thanks Old school   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 762 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 09:19 pm:        If you are doing a valley un-punched slate is nice because you can flip the slates over if you want and not have to recut them. Punching holes is fun? I don't know about that, but it is a fact of slating. In Europe, most of the slates are "fixed" using hooks and the slates over there are normally not punched. If you hook them, they don't need to be punched. As far as ordering un-punched slates, it is cheaper to get them that way. Enjoy the process.   Catfeesh (Catfeesh) New member Username: Catfeesh Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2011 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 - 02:11 pm:        How do you guys feel about ordering unpunched slates? It must add time to the process, but then nail holes are going only where you need them (considering multiple headlaps on the same roof) ...and, hand punching looks fun.   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 761 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 03:50 pm:        Just punch another hole in it!   Catfeesh (Catfeesh) New member Username: Catfeesh Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 12:45 pm:        If a full-size gable end-slate is pre-punched 1&1/2" from it's edges, and the same slate overhangs the fascia by 1", then one of the nails will be 1/2" from the edge of the roof deck. That isn't a lot of wood for the nail to bite into, and shouldn't there be an issue with nails being so close to an exposed edge?