In This Issue: ALSO IN THIS ISSUE - TRADITIONAL ROOFING · Covington, Louisiana, installed his own...

Quaint CottageStyle SlateRoofsHow to installunique slate roofsthat are both creative and fun.

Hurricane Force

WindsA look at someslate roofs thatsurvived Katrina— 4 case studies.

Senior SlatersSlate roofing is notrocket science. Two sex-agenarians with no priorslate roofing experience,one in New Jersey andone in Louisiana, are putting some roofers to shame.

What’s in aHole?The nail holes inroofing slate canaffect the quality ofyour roof.

Start it Right!The five mostcommon mistakesmade on the slatestarter course.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

A Morning in the Life of an Irish

Roofer 6

Project Spotlight:

Durable Slate 7

The Slate Quarries

of Ireland 8

Readers Write 10

Copper: Through the Roof 12

Tech Talk: Diminished Course

Slating 13

SRCA Update 18

CONTRIBUTORS:Cherie Downey, John Ball, Michael Hill, Joseph Jenkins

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On the Cover:Dr. David Clark, a licensed practicing psychologist in

Covington, Louisiana, installed his own slate roof in his

spare time at age 68 after reading the Slate Roof Bible.

Cover photo by Joseph Jenkins.

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