Slate Roof Access

As the punch penetrates the slate it creates a clean entry hole but as it emerges from the other side it breaks out some of the outer.

Slate roof access. If you re one of the lucky individuals who has a slate roof on his house you re almost guaranteed that you won t have to replace it for its first 60 to 100 years. The upper part of the ladder will lie flat against the. Also slate is slippery when wet. The acro slate roof bracket is a shear necessity if you are setting up staging on a slate roof.

The right sheathing choice is individual plank boards. When nail holes are punched in slates they re punched from the backside. The bat access slate comprises of an external vacuum formed weathering cowl showing through a natural roofing slate this is combined with an injection moulded underbase unit which has a factory applied non slip surface to aid access for the bats into the roofspace. A contractor has the equipment to access those portions of the roof that you can t see safely or without risk of damaging the roof.

How to work on slate roofs. In order to complete an effective repair to your slate roof system you must safely gain access to the area of the roof system where the repair needs to be made. Make sure the lock is engaged. Often the damage is hidden under overlapping slate courses and becomes apparent only when the roof starts to leak.

The best access for most homeowners comes in positioning a long extension ladder from the ground to the roof at the same pitch as the roof. The bat access slate provides a discreet and uninterrupted path from the roof exterior to the interior.