Several method are available.
How to repair broken slate roof.
With the old tile out the new one will simply slide in but you need a mean of securing it.
Slide the slate.
So now that nail is completely flashed i m going to push my slates back together.
It looks just like the rest of the roof.
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Roof tile ripper.
Make sure that under the tiles are clean and dry.
If the exposure is ten inches the slates should be twenty three inches.
That s how you do a slate repair with the durable slate company.
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Normally friction alone is enough to hold the lead bib in place.
For a quick temporary fix you could simply glue the new one on place with some high performance instant grab adhesive like gripfill.
And you can t tell that this slate has ever been repaired.
How to replace damaged or lost roofing slates using the copper tab method cut the concealed nails holding the damaged slate in place.