Each piece is nailed at the top of the piece and it will break at those points and there is nothing to hold it in place.
No, that was a scene from the TV show Grey's Anatomy where his character, Dr. Jackson Avery, was involved in a dangerous accident on a roof. Actor Jesse Williams did not actually fall off a roof in real life.
In the movie "The Santa Clause," Scott Calvin startles Santa Claus who is delivering presents on his roof. This causes Santa to slip and fall off the roof, leading to Scott putting on the Santa suit and becoming the new Santa Claus.
She rolled off the actual roof and hurt her arm and then hit the porch and broke her leg.
Slate is a dark gray color that resembles the color of natural slate rock. It can have a slightly bluish or greenish tint, and is often described as being a cool, neutral color.
Lily fell off the roof in "The Story of Tracy Beaker" because she was trying to retrieve a pair of Tracy's jeans that blew off the clothesline. Lily's fear of Tracy being angry at her caused her to take a risk, resulting in the accident.
Yes
Maintaining a slate roof is very important to avoid your roof from getting damaged. To maintain the natural slate roofing can be beautiful, it can be extremely heavy and expensive. CertainTeed manufactures various roofing shingles to replicate the look of natural slate roofing.
Slate which is a type of stone is used for the roof tiles instead of shingles. It splits in thin sheets and is nailed to the roof the same as regular asphalt shingles.
Slate rock is normally used for roof tiles etc.
It would depend on the type of roof. Do you have a slate roof or a shingled roof? In the Pittsburgh area i would recommend Rick John Roofing. Not sure if they work on slate, but they do work on shingled roofs.
Slate can last for a hundred years tiles less than half that.
Lead flashing.
slate
Roof shingles are always visible and an important aspect of a building's in patterns, textures and colours. Roof shingles, like other building materials on different buildings, are typical of a material locally available.
yes depending on how much you use
Yes, plenty of people use slate tiles as a roof. However, they are designated to be used for the roof and not anything else.
Generally, stainless steel or copper nails are used to fasten slate shingles to the roof sheathing.