| Author | Message | ||
     Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Senior Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 53 Registered: 04-2012 |
Liam out of The East tomorrow, maybe next time best rgds Stuart | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 751 Registered: 01-2007 |
Well thats to bad you should be in VT not NY! Maybe I will run in to you as I travel today! | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Senior Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 51 Registered: 04-2012 |
actually Joe, I was pulling your leg I am up in upstate NY, so far,I have not seen so many roofs than scream at me But this sure is a lovely place in early summer eh? best rgds Stuart | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 749 Registered: 01-2007 |
Joe you should have some beef cows and pigs with all that land! | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 829 Registered: 01-2009 |
Eating dogs and cats now are we? Kind of far eastern religious stuff! Snakes too? This post has really deteriorated! Tell me, how did we get there fro a picture of a slate bracket? | ||
| Joe (Joe) Moderator Username: Joe Post Number: 690 Registered: 07-2006 |
I don't know where you guys came up with cows. I had a goat 35 years ago. Just some chickens, ducks, a dog and some cats now. | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 828 Registered: 01-2009 |
Hey, I don't drink any more either...I don't drink any less though. Gosh Joe, 140 acres, cows, a garden, organic toilets, a bomb shelter....sounds like a "compound" to me. Just yanking your chain. When I was growing up we had three cows and all of that for our food. It was good and non toxic, but all of that is a LOT!! of work. 7 days a week too. Not much into squeezing teats anymore. | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 50 Registered: 04-2012 |
Joe really, do you have some cows for me to milk, or something for me to weld  best rgds Stuart | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 49 Registered: 04-2012 |
Chris I arrive NY 8TH, ON 9TH HAVE A MEETING AND ON 10TH AM FREE Sorry I do not drink Apart from beer--German and wine And Scotch and so on, sorry to disappoint best rgds Stuart | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 89 Registered: 01-2012 |
ale am up for that | ||
| Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 160 Registered: 09-2009 |
lets all get some dinner and ale on the 7th in ny? ss crew, joe, lazy and scotty and anyone else that wants to join | ||
| Joe (Joe) Moderator Username: Joe Post Number: 689 Registered: 07-2006 |
Driving from NYC to LA you go right past my house if you're on I-80. My property fronts on 80 (143 acres). http://josephjenkins.com/about_us.html#map | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 88 Registered: 01-2012 |
you going on your travels stuart | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 48 Registered: 04-2012 |
thanks Steve John, yes OK , Just, for first attempt I leave for NY 7th, I'll be seeing slate with new eyes, drive to LA and fly in FF Germany, best rgds Stuart | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 87 Registered: 01-2012 |
welsh slate are usually mint m8 they look like penrhyn | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 827 Registered: 01-2009 |
Looks good Stuart! | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 47 Registered: 04-2012 |
in the rain with lead cap second later this roo came at me , strange it is a she, I had no choice I ran hard at her and she took off, scared the hell outta both of us  best rgds Stuart | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 46 Registered: 04-2012 |
Stevie You mentioned, "hold out water" Well the Welsh I put on, is thin, but after a shower it drys in no time, so does this mean it is good stuff and not soaking up water? guess so I am delighted with the wee hoose, very easy on the eye and am at mo building the steel framed windows best rgds Stuart | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 86 Registered: 01-2012 |
The smaller roof is ballachulish slate there 200 odd years old before we've used them they have been re-dressed graded and re-sized on site | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 85 Registered: 01-2012 |
Those slate you see are aberfoyle slate there are traditional scotch slate those slates are easily 200 years old still keeping out water and just head and cheek nailed that's us preparing to take the roof off | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 84 Registered: 01-2012 |
We can nail a roof up using head and cheek nails where its as good as double nailed but we can do maintenance work ten time easier and we don't have to bib anything | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 83 Registered: 01-2012 |
depends on the tradesman Stuart 500 to 600 if your good and lower if your just time served and price work is different again you can make much more on price | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 82 Registered: 01-2012 |
We use a head nail but we also do whats called cheek nailing it acts as if you have double nailed the roof but u haven't thus giving you ease of repair in Scotland where we sarking out the roofs head nailing with cheek nailing is the traditional way in England where they don't sarking out there roofs they double nail | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 748 Registered: 01-2007 |
How many nails do you put in your slates? It looks like one in the middle. Here in the US its two and down lower then what I see here in these photos! Got some more detail pictures of installing slate? | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 45 Registered: 04-2012 |
I can see you are proud of what you do. But are you rewarded for this? May I ask, how many GBP. does a tradesman earn there? best rgds Stuart | ||
| Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Advanced Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 44 Registered: 04-2012 |
Stevie Great pics Mon best rgds Stuart | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 81 Registered: 01-2012 |
vertical they cant be used on a very steep pitch they have a longer back you have like a set for normal pitches and a set for like churches etc we also have ones that do double boards we usually use them at the bottom for taking all our slate | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 826 Registered: 01-2009 |
I see now, you use the tar paper as a temporary patch while they are being used. We normally used a slate jack that has a base about 6 inches wide to spread out the weight and a flexible hook to drive the nails into to hold it on the roof. It adjusts to the pitch of the roof too. Is there any way to make this adjust to a steeper pitch? | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 80 Registered: 01-2012 |
 thats my feet u see lol | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 79 Registered: 01-2012 |
yes   | ||
| Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 747 Registered: 01-2007 |
Can post a picture of them on a roof being used? | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 78 Registered: 01-2012 |
still using same equipment they was using years ago i have a full set of my fathers roof jacks and he used them for 30 years | ||
| Scottishslater (Scottishslater) Senior Member Username: Scottishslater Post Number: 77 Registered: 01-2012 |
picture of roof jacks we use here traditional style.Simply hammered into the roof joist  |
