Slate Roof Details

[Graeme Dunbar]

I was looking for something on roofing in Dartmoor for Paul, but came across this instead. The search link said South and West England, but turned out not to be South and West enough, but relevant to many NG layouts.

https://www.spab.org.uk/sites/default/files/SPAB%20Technical%20Advice%20Note_Slate%20and%20Stone%20Roofing%20in%20Wales%20and%20the%20Marches_0.pdf

One could really Geek-out on modelling roofs! I guess it is a pretty prominent part of a model building.

[clayliner]

That looks like an entire OU course!

David.

P.S. Why can't I see the 'like' button any more? Where's it gone (if it has)?

[Alan Hargreaves]

The detail shown on the horizontal box gutter where the pitched slated roof abuts a wall is quite common but incorrect.
There should be a cover flashing over the upstand from the gutter and it is this that is chased into the wall and not the upstand to the gutter which should be free to move with expansion and contraction; failure to provide the cover flashing may lead to failure of the joint due to thermal movement with consequent ingress of water behind the lead cuasing damp in the internal wall and possible dry rot in timbers in contact with it including boarding to the gutter . Not good.
Sorry to be so pedantic but I spent my working life reporting upon building defects!
Playing trains is much more fun.