Re: [RE-wrenches] Slate roof strategies

2010-07-18 Thread Ken Schaal
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Slate roof strategies

2010-07-18 Thread William Miller
Drake: We've done this with faux slate. Worked great. I see no reason it would not work with real slate. William At 01:19 PM 7/18/2010, you wrote: One strategy that might work would be to take a diamond hole saw and cut circles of slate out, over the rafters, to screw standoffs directly

Re: [RE-wrenches] Slate roof strategies

2010-07-18 Thread Mick Abraham
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[RE-wrenches] Slate roof strategies

2010-07-18 Thread Drake Chamberlin
Hi Wrenches, There was a strategy mentioned for slate roofs recently. Removing the slate under the array area and replacing with decking and shingles would certainly work. That might be the best solution. There are two potential problems however. * It would cost a fair amount to replace