Repairing a Slated Roof

Scotch single nailed slated roofs are relatively easy to repair. Most repairs are completely invisible.

However double nailed slate roofs are less easy to repair because invariably the slates have to be ripped out and unless they are at the top of the roof they can’t be re-nailed with two good nails.

Some roofers who are obliged to undertake an invisible repair in these circumstances invariably resort to using high grab adhesive and glue replacement slates to their neighbours. A better answer is to use a visible fixing called a tingle although often the metal strip used for this purpose is not strong enough to do a good job. Plastic products are visible, unsightly and time consuming to install.