What slate and Tile Roofing covers
Slate and tile roofs commonly fail at the fixings rather than the slate. Nails corrode, slates slip and a roof that still looks sound starts letting water past. Waystar repairs and replaces slate and tile roofs on older New York buildings, matching the existing material where it can be sourced.
Slate and tile roofs commonly fail at the fixings rather than the slate. Nails corrode, slates slip and a roof that still looks sound starts letting water past. Waystar repairs and replaces slate and tile roofs on older New York buildings, matching the existing material where it can be sourced.
Repair and replacement for slate and tile roofs, where the fixings usually fail long before the material does.
Waystar carries out this work on residential and commercial property in Brooklyn and across New York City. Every project starts with a look at the building, and the scope, the materials and the figures are written down before anything begins.
When might you need it?
These are the signs owners usually notice first.
- Individual slates slipping out of position or landing in the yard
- Daylight visible through the roof from inside the loft
- Slates that ring hollow or flake when handled
- Failed mortar at the ridge or the hips
- Previous repairs done in cement rather than matching material
What the work involves
- Close inspection of the fixings as well as the slate condition
- Sound slates carefully removed and set aside for reuse
- Replacement slate matched for size, thickness and colour
- Battens and underlay replaced where the roof is being relaid
- Ridge, hip and abutment details reformed
- Careful handling and removal of broken material
How the process works
Assess slate and fixings separately
A roof can have sound slate and finished nails, and the difference decides the whole approach.
Source the match
Size, thickness and colour are matched before work starts, because availability shapes the scope.
Repair or relay in sections
Sound material is salvaged and reused where the roof is being relaid.
Reform the details
Ridges, hips and abutments are finished to match the existing roof.
What you get
- Reusable slate kept rather than thrown away
- Repairs that match the roof instead of patching it in cement
- The actual cause, usually the fixings, addressed
What affects the scope
- Whether the fixings across the roof have reached the end of their life
- Availability of matching slate or tile
- How much sound material can be salvaged and reused
- Access, since slate is heavy and breaks easily when handled badly
This is a preliminary planning range, not a quote. A property visit is required before any price is confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
Why do slates keep slipping?
Usually nail fatigue. When fixings across a roof start going, individual repairs buy time but the roof is telling you it needs relaying.
Can slate be repaired rather than replaced?
Frequently. Individual slipped slates are a straightforward repair. It is when a whole slope starts shedding that relaying becomes the honest answer.
Is a cement repair acceptable?
As an emergency hold, sometimes. As a permanent fix it traps water and cracks, and it usually damages the slates around it.
Services often needed alongside this
This service is part of Roofing.
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