Slate Roof Eaves Detail

Technical advice note.

Slate roof eaves detail.

Slates were used at the eaves courses in combination with thatch or tiles for a variety of reasons. At all eaves a double course of slates is required comprising a course of short slates over which the first course of full length slates is fixed. The length of the eaves slates should be gauge lap. Eave cants and gable rake edging all slate roofs require a cant strip at the eave.

How to lay a slate roof this video takes you through the process of laying slate onto the roof and includes details like abutting walls verges gables eaves slates starter course and top slates. We are often asked by designers architects home and building owners what will a slate roof cost me. Fix a plywood board or proprietary tray to provide continuous support to underlay to prevent water retaining troughs. Ridges were often constructed using slates rather than ridge tiles or stone.

Slate roofs national slate association 1926 reprinted 1977 by vermont structural slate co inc fair haven vt 05743 802 265 4933 34. For further information on this or any other slate roof design visit. Download this free 2d cad block of a typical eaves detail including full annotations and dimensions. Gable edge projection and drip edge projection can also vary somewhat.

The cant strip is variable in thickness according to the thickness of the slates being installed thicker slates require a thicker cant strip. Eaves slating has sound. Our photo illustrates several details of roof drip edge eaves flashing and gable end flashing at an asphalt shingle re roof job we documented in dutchess county new york. If a sprocketted or bell cast detail is used then eaves courses should beno lower than the minimum recommended roof pitch.

With heavy materials such as cotswold stone slates this has necessitated the cussome detail figure 7 in which the eaves slates are set under the first lath to prevent them tilting over. Details so that roofs meet modern performance standards has created confusion and resulted in the unnecessary. On average north american produced s 1 rated roofing slate will cost 400 600 usd per square 100 square feet or 4 00 to 6. Fixing sequence at eaves 1 fix the underlay to extend over the tilting fillet and fascia board into the gutter.

This autocad detail can be used in your roof design cad drawings. From left to right.