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Council Houses-Roofs After Reslating

Council Slate Roofs

The slate roofs had reached the end of their dependable lives and required multiple minor repairs.

KK-Roofing refurbished Welsh slate roofs on council owned properties. The slates were stripped and relayed, leadwork, valleys, gutters, down pipes, fascia and soffits on the houses were renewed.

As part of a roofing contract for renewal or refurbishment of properties on the Birchinlee housing estate, Manchester. The slate roofing examples shown are:

• 4 house terrace
• semi detached houses
• single mansard roof

Reclaimed Welsh Slate Roofs

Reclaimed Welsh slates were chosen for their long life, aesthetic qualities and a relatively cheap price when compared to new slates. This resulted in significant cost savings on the materials without affecting the lifespan of any of the roofs.

The replacement slates match the look and feel of existing properties and blended with original slates stripped off the roof and replaced so they matched according to colour, thickness, dimensions, flatness, grade and edge characteristics.

Our professional slate laying techniques ensure slates remain in alignment, are correctly fixed on positioned battens and have sufficient overlap and prevent water ingress. Slates are 'half lapped' (sit halfway across each other)

Blue Collared Slate Ridges

The pictures of the roof ridges illustrate the fully bedded and skimmed, blue collared slate ridge. Interlocking slate collars prevent water ingress and leaks into the roof along the roofline. The ridge slates are bedded in cement along the apex / roofline to ensure a long life span and secure fixture

Lead Valleys

The dual pitch roofs run into lead valley and run-off is channeled into newly replaced gutters. Lead valleys comprise lead sections no longer than 1.5 metres to allow for thermal movement by solar heating without loosening or splitting of the metal. Copper nails fix the lead thus avoiding corrosion and chemical reaction. Each lead section is nailed at the top and every subsequent section overlaps it by 150mm to prevent water ingress