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Ribons on slate roofs.
Graduated length slate roofs the practice of installing slates of varying lengths and widths on a roof came from the days when some quarries produced slate on an as available basis rather than in specified lengths and widths.
The ribbon may appear in one of three places.
Generally the steeper the roof the better with regard to service life of slate.
This led to the roofing contractor sorting the slate on site and installing the longest and widest slates at the.
Many of the softer black pa slate roofs are now reaching the end of the line and must be replaced they cannot be restored.
At a certain point in the life of a ribbon slate roof the slates may start to break at a faster than normal rate.
Ribbons typically weather more and were most common in pennsylvania slate quarries.
For people who do not plan to ever sell their home the incredible longevity of slate is a highly desirable benefit.
Ribbon slate roofs once they start to fall apart are hopeless.
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Ribbons are visible as bands on the cleavage face of slate and represent geologic periods during which greater amounts of carbonaceous matter calcite or coarse quartz particles were present in the sediment from which the slate was formed.
Not only will slate shingles last longer on these steeper slopes but they will be more visible from grade and show off their natural beauty.
Often the ribbons are diagonal depending on how the slate was quarried.
Building paper or self adhering bituminous membrane copper attachers and copper flashing.
A good penn black slate roof may have a life expectancy of eighty years given the right roof pitch and weather exposure but the ribbons are more likely to disintegrate well in advance.
Slate and tile are so durable that they often outlast the underlayment and fasteners.
References about slate roof durability at least among home inspectors and some slate books claim that ribbon slates were inferior and likely to have a shorter life due to their mineral inclusions.
Many slate tile manufacturers offer up to 100 year warranty on their products.
A ribbon slate roof is not necessarily a bad thing as the quality of some ribbon slates is better than others.
A slate roof will easily last over 100 years which is at least double of what other roofing materials can offer.
This may be the time to consider replacement.
Anything above a 8 12 is preferred and slopes in the 12 12 to 18 12 range are probably ideal.
Ribbons of color in ribbon slates on roofs may be in the entire shingle or in some applications may be in the upper or covered portion of the slates.
