Slate Roof Tingles

Pack of copper tingles 0 7 x 150mm slate straps for roof repair all copper tingles are available as single or multiple quantities.

Slate roof tingles.

A strap hanger is a strip of copper or any sheet metal nailed to the roof where the roof shingle is missing the bottom of the strap is left to hang below the replacement shingle then it s bent up to hold the shingle in place. This is done by fixing to the batten and turning the end up to hold the repaired slate in place. Copper slate straps or tingles are most commonly used for repairing broken or slipped slate roof tiles. There are no product documents to show.

Tim reeve rank. Thanks to slate s unmistakable appearance and durability it is one of the oldest roofing materials still used today. Roof slates have been. The length of the tingle can be calculated by locating the batten between the slates underneath the one removed and measuring down the roof to where the lower edge of the replacement slate will come and adding about 62mm 2 5 inch.

Roof slates often also referred to as slate roof tiles are a low profile roofing material manufactured from natural slate. On new roofs tingles are not nailed as dannyppp has said but when working on old roofs the tingle is nailed to the lower batton and bent up over the slate. It s ironic then that we see so many strap hanger repairs on slate tile and hard shingle roofs. Copper slate strap also known as tingles provide an economic and quick solution to broken or slipped roof slates.

The raw slate is generally extracted from quarries in wales spain and canada. From a thin 25mm 1 inch wide strip of lead or copper make a tingle to hold the replacement slate in place. Insert the slipped slate or a new slate and bend the end of the tingle around the bottom edge of the slate. Once the slate has been removed from the roof simply nail the copper strap vertically onto the exposed timber batten.

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