Random Slate Roof

Above is a random width slate roof pa black slates.

Random slate roof.

This is a roof of random slates. The lower slate in the pair is dropped down a couple inches and the slate on top is raised up a little. This finish gives your roof a cost effective way of either reproducing traditional random slating during a restoration project or creating a stunning aesthetic or visual effect on a brand new building. In appearance the alternating vertical joints between shingles on a random width roof will not always line up with the vertical joints from the courses below.

Random width slate roofs random width slate roofs share the attributes of a standard slate installation but employ slates of one length and thickness in a variety of widths. The consignment of slates is sorted into length sets by the slater and laid from the largest at the eaves to the smallest at the ridge. A traditional and increasingly popular slate specification is random roofing. The usual definition is roofing slates or stones in a range of lengths and widths.

The characteristics of random slating are. But that s only half the story and misses some of their most important characteristics. If you want to achieve a symmetrical appearance you will want to avoid random widths. In european standard en12326 1 terminology they are slates with undefined dimensions.

Slate lengths which reduce up the roof slope. Evenly diminishing margins.