Old Roof Slates

Vtg vieux carre roofing slate tile royal street new orleans 175 yr old roof tile.

Old roof slates.

This allows for less expensive shipping costs and ease of installation. This antique slate roofing tile shingle was reclaimed from a house built around 1900 that was designed by philadelphia architect frank furness. Just as the material was born in the outdoors what better way to recycle your unused slate than to utilise it in the outdoors. With a 1 profile brava s old world slate polymer tile has the volume of traditional slate roof tiles with a fraction of the weight.

Working on a roof involves working at height even on a bungalow so always use scaffolding or other stable platform never use just ladders. Positioning the battens laying the slates cutting fixing verges ridges illustration. Sunflower and ladybug painted on vintage roof slate tile. Installed properly slate roofs require relatively little maintenance and will last 60 to 125 years or longer depending on the type of slate employed roof configuration and the geographical location of the property.

Tuesday 3rd november 2009. Concrete clay roof tiles. I ve got all the old slates from my roof lying around the back. 1 item endless possibilities.

May 15 2020 we hate to see a beautiful roofing tile go to waste so here are some ways to re purpose roofing tiles for beautiful home furnishings and projects. Odd sized odd shaped slates in small quantities are usually worth least. Roofing with slates. See more ideas about roof tiles roof tiles.

Cedar shakes shingles. Vieux carre roofing slate about 175 years old. Slate can be the perfect solution for drainage by putting leftover slate in the bottom of any plant pots or other pots you can stop any unwanted seepage. 8 storage make sure you have the slates stacked on edge during storage.

Some slates have been known to last over 200 years. Tran slate to the outdoors. About the only time you re going to make money on small lots of odd shaped slates is if someone needs those exact slates for roof repairs or if someone wants to paint on them.