I've never had the fortune to work on a slate roof. I have a pretty good idea how it is done on new work, but no real clue how one would manage to repair/replace an existing one??? (Which, I gather would at least be somewhat similar in that it is an overlapping, hidden fastener, brittle material which is why the comparison).
The general technique is that you slide a skinny thing under the slate to cut the nails holding it in, and while the slate is out, you insert a hook between (Or, if necessary, through) the slates that will be under the new one the hook grabs the lower edge of the new peice, and the slates/shingles around it keep it from shifting sideways.
OK, step one I can get, thanks... Now --
What magic makes the hook the right length for the bottom of the new tile to be in line w/ the proper course yet allow the new tile to be under the course above? (Inquiring minds want to know....) :)
replying to Doug, Hobo wrote: I sliced up vinyl siding exterior corners to create just a flat 90 degree piece of vinyl about 4" in each direction, and used under window vinyl trim on each side of it. It looks pretty good.. Much better than the aluminum trim the previous jack-offs had on the corners.
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