I thought I was the only roofer to use slate hooks. Glad to see others using them. They are more secure than nailing. One point for you ,there is a hook tacker on the market that speeds up the whole process, amazing device.
That works well, also try a sliding bevel, once the slates sit flat after any kick or tilt at eaves level, all you need is to mark from side lap to valley cut, use your level, mark and cut.
I always slate like this. Ya don’t slate yaself in then n have to start walking over new slates. Good bit roofing that! Cutting in a valley the proper way!
Can you push the slate up out of the clip to remove a tile? Asking as I might need to put a vent pipe up a slate roof with what looks like this fixing system. Thanks in advance!
Not a fan of that system I'm afraid of just tagging the slates, l prefer a double nail fixing. The slates were already holed anyway, even though wrongly for the gauge
Surprised the perps aren’t struck out ? Perhaps you did further over to the right, but plenty of tolerance between slates. How come you’re not using a slate knife or your combi hammer/slate knife ? Don’t think you’d be cutting some of the slates I’ve used over the years with your machine. I’m guessing you’re using Spanish slate and a bit softer in my experience. Nice job for me, plenty of pride.
No point in perps when you're falling into a valley or a hip cut. It's easy enough to tile or slate straight enough. Into a verge or an abutment then yeh ping your perps
@@Reddwarf1994 Yeah, I’ve done it too but never with the ‘ old tradesman ‘ who taught me !!!! No slates touched til the marking / setting out was done, his way or the highway !!!
@barrywood7400 fair game to any old school tradesmen who do things the right way. Working by the book is dying out sadly. In this instance though perping is not necessary in my opinion
@@joshuamatheron1 I didn't notice that but I know the lense can bend the picture a bit, looked like a straight line heading up to the ridge, I'm not a roofer, I make sawdust........ oh yes I see what you mean now at the start.
I just slate straight through into the grp valley, then cut through everything with a stihl 410 , then mastic the 15 ft cut thru the entire valley with mastic , dont pass the knowledge out for free @!! Knowledge should be earned not given great vid again tho 👍
That's a hard question to answer, At the start you'll only be as good or bad as the person who is teaching you. This goes for an apprenticeship or college course. I've worked with people that have every thing in life, fast cars big hours, but are shit roofers. Also worked with college teachers that are shit. Try and find a small roofing company with a good reputation. Ask other trades who they would recommend for a quality job. Not a cheap job. Other than that move to Europe
Although, I appreciate your using hooks, your battening is all to fuck! The nail holes whether you’re using them or not are too high for the battens! That tells me the roof was either battened on the wrong gauge, or you’ve messed up somewhere 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
