"Everything you wanted to know about Slate Roofs including how to keep them alive for centuries."

By: Joe Jenkins

Contents

Part I: Know the Roof

• Why You Should Keep Your Slate Roof
• From Rock to Roof
• Identifying Roof Slate
• Wales
• Vermont/New York
• Pennsylvania
• Peach Bottom
• Virginia/Georgia
• Maine and Canada

Part II: Keep the Roof

• Safety First
• Basic Tools and Equipment
• Installing and Recycling Slate Roofs
• Basic Repairs and Maintenance
• Flashing
• Chimneys, Roof Accessories, and Misc.

Contains

• Sources of Tools and Equipment
• Sources of Slate and Accessories
• 287 Pages
• 195 Photos
• 175 Drawings

$40 plus shipping