Slate Roof Assembly

Slate and copper services is a family owned and operated company that was established in 1978.

Slate roof assembly.

The 6x10 slates require 686 slates per square a square is one hundred square feet of roof coverage while the 14x24 only require 98 slates per square. This means using a roof deck material with a known and proven longevity of a century and a half which includes solid lumber at least 3 4 inch thick and some other decking materials such as nailable concrete and gypsum. The thickness of the slates also affects the weight. For over 40 years we have specialized in installing complex roofing assemblies throughout new england.

1 construct the roof properly. The installation of a natural slate roofing depends on the slate type the style and the design. Standard roof slate sizes range from 6 x10 to 14 x24 and everything in between. The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.

The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.