Slate Roof Hip Detail

This autocad detail can be used in your roof design cad drawings.

Slate roof hip detail.

3 before you start do your homework. Hip and ridge flashings pitched valley gutters weatherings to cornices parapets etc. The size of the slates depends on the field slate size. Cad details document name pdf dwg download all cad construction details 37 1 mb 3 4 mb mc01 identification of roof areas 694 kb 167 kb mc01a single layer underlayment 678 kb 302 kb mc01b double layer underlayment 711 kb 322 kb mc02 vent pipe flashing 626 kb 349 kb mc03 valley.

Install the slates in pairs not one side at a time. Read about how to install starter courses take a look at common contractor errors watch some video clips read about drip edges and cant strips if necessary look at some of the nuances that may be pertinent to your installation such as cleats on aprons cleats on. A saddle hip is when the cap slate is installed over the finished slate roof on either side creating a saddle effect. Understand headlap read about the common mistakes people make when installing slate roofs.

3 cover the timber roll with code 6 lead strips 450 to 500 mm wide and 1 5 to 1 8 m long. On average north american produced s 1 rated roofing slate will cost 400 600 usd per square 100 square feet or 4 00 to 6. Continue up the hip in this manner flashing over the top of each pair of hip slates. The slate nearest the hip slate must remain a full slate.

The outside edge of the tile will be covered by a rake tile on a gable end or a hip and ridge tile on a hip so precise cutting is not necessary. The 16 inch long hip slates are overlapped 8 inches halfway by both the overlying slates and the flashings. We are often asked by designers architects home and building owners what will a slate roof cost me. The 10 inch step flashings then overlap each other by 2 inches.

2 finish slating as close to timber roll as possible. They are the most common hip detail used for slate roofing. For installing bellaforté slate without a rake tile please see rake tile section. 4 or 5 lead slates chimney flashings back gutters apron and side flashings parapet box and tapered gutters 5 to 8 table 3 sizing guidelines to good practice recommended maximum sizes of individual pieces of lead for the following applications.

Most hip installations involve the weaving of copper flashing sheets between roofing shingles. The anchoring methods vary. There are many ways to construct copper ridge and hip flashings. The bellaforté slate field tiles must be laid from left to right.

Autocad 2000 dwg format for further information on slate roof details and d. The ridge flashings form a cover over the roofing material.