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     83b (83b) Junior Member Username: 83b Post Number: 14 Registered: 01-2013 |
Any old neighborhood here in central VA will have them. The only problems come from previous "repairs". I still see these roofs tore off and replaced with asphalt. I see this happen all the time, usually after an old home is sold to a new owner who wants to "fix it up." | ||
| Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 1170 Registered: 01-2009 |
Unbelievable! I have to post some pictures, but it has almost NO wear on it. It was applied with steel nails and really put down too tight so that it is hard to get the old ones off to repair the broken slates. On the other hand, if it has lasted these 130 years, who are we to quibble? They also nailed it down and they hit the tops of the slates with the nails from the slate above. It is almost a nightmare to get them off as you get the two nails on the slate off and it is still held from above. We also have to notch the tops of the slates we use for replacements to match the nail heads. What a roof. |
