Slate roof care

slate roofingFirstly, I want to say thanks to Slate Roofing Sydney for all their help on this one. If you need any slate roofing done in Sydney these are there services:
Slate roof repairs
New slate roofs
Slate roof restoration
Slate roof replacement

This article is to highlight the two biggest mistakes that people make when they are trying to care for their slate roofs. Theses problems come out due to the fact that slate is actually a very delicate material when it comes to roofing. Other products such as tile or metal just simply don’t have the same issues. It is extremely important when dealing with anything to do with slate that you are extremely delicate and cautious. Slate is very expensive and these mistakes can indeed be very costly. I personally recommend only using a slate professional but I don understand that sometimes you do have to address issues yourself.

Don’t walk on slate

Don’t ever walk on your slate roof. Slate can easily break under your weight. Even professional slate roofers that know exactly where to walk can easily break older tiles. Instead you can get a lengthy ladder and place it alongside the house, making sure to secure it as you go. This will offer you enough reach to still get the hose to most areas.

Avoid using strong powered cleaner such as pressure washers

Avoid strong powered pressure washers. As I have mentioned before slate is a more delicate material to tiles or shingles and can be chipped or cracked very easily, it is simply not worth the risk of using high powered cleaners. If your pressure washer does not have a power setting that you can adjust then you may be better off just using a hose or leaf blower.