Slate Roof Handbook

slate roof handbook
slate roof handbook





The Slate Roof Bible


$24.00


Joe Jenkins’s expertise in slate roof restoration enables him to provide us with hard-to-find information about every aspect of slate roofs, from their historical beginnings to modern slate-roof-restoration trade secrets. This is an invaluable resource for slate roof owners, architects, historians, contractors, do-it-your-sellers, restoration buffs, and others interested in one of America’s most o…




SLATE ROOFS A handbook of data on the contruction and laying of all types of slate roofs







Slate Roofs : A Handbook of Data on the Constructing and Laying of All Types of Slate Roofs








The Slate Roof Bible


$29.84


Completely revised, greatly expanded and updated version of the award-winning "Slate Roof Bible, with 21 chapters including six that are new: International Roof Slate, European Slating Methods, Roof Inscriptions and Designs, Recycling Slate Roofs, and separate chapters on Chimneys and Valleys. The profusely illustrated full color format of this comprehensive book, with 330 color photos and hundreds of charts and line drawings, has elevated it into a work of art. Yet, the down-home writing style of Joseph Jenkins has converted a potentially tedious subject into a delight. With chapters on slate roof history, slate geology, roof safety, tools, installation, repairs, (lashings, and regional slate quarries, as well as sections on ceramic tile roofs, asbestos roofs, and flat-lock copper roofs, the "Slate Roof Bible is a fascinating book on its own, essential for anyone who wants to build naturally and permanently, and a must-have for architects, builders, roofers, designers, historians, and slate roof owners.




The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, Installing, And Restoring The World”s Finest Roof


$27.72


Completely revised, greatly expanded and updated version of the award-winning Slate Roof Bible, with 21 chapters including six that are new: International Roof Slate, European Slating Methods, …




The Slate Roof Bible by Jenkins, Joseph C. Edition ILL,REV, 2


$31.49


Completely revised, greatly expanded and updated version of the award-winning The Slate Roof Bible, with 21 chapters including six that are new: International Roof Slate, European Slating Methods, Roof Inscriptions and Designs, Recycling Slate Roofs, and separate chapters on Chimneys and Valleys. The profusely illustrated full color format of this comprehensive book, with 330 color photos and hundreds of charts and line drawings, has elevated it into a work of art. Yet, the down-home writing style of Joseph Jenkins has converted a potentially tedious subject into a delight. With chapters on slate roof history, slate geology, roof safety, tools, installation, repairs, flashings, and regional slate quarries, as well as sections on ceramic tile roofs, asbestos roofs, and flat-lock copper roofs, The Slate Roof Bible is a fascinating book on its own, essential for anyone who wants to build naturally and permanently, and a must-have for architects, builders, roofers, designers, historians, and slate roof owners.

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