Quaint CottageStyle SlateRoofsHow to installunique slate roofsthat are both creative and fun.
Hurricane Force
WindsA look at someslate roofs thatsurvived Katrina— 4 case studies.
Senior SlatersSlate roofing is notrocket science. Two sex-agenarians with no priorslate roofing experience,one in New Jersey andone in Louisiana, are putting some roofers to shame.
What’s in aHole?The nail holes inroofing slate canaffect the quality ofyour roof.
Start it Right!The five mostcommon mistakesmade on the slatestarter course.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
A Morning in the Life of an Irish
Roofer 6
Project Spotlight:
Durable Slate 7
The Slate Quarries
of Ireland 8
Readers Write 10
Copper: Through the Roof 12
Tech Talk: Diminished Course
Slating 13
SRCA Update 18
CONTRIBUTORS:Cherie Downey, John Ball, Michael Hill, Joseph Jenkins
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On the Cover:Dr. David Clark, a licensed practicing psychologist in
Covington, Louisiana, installed his own slate roof in his
spare time at age 68 after reading the Slate Roof Bible.
Cover photo by Joseph Jenkins.
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