There are usually two nails.
How to fix a slate roof tile.
The proper way to remove a roof slate tile utilizing a slate ripper.
This includes the nails used to attach the slate.
Once positioned you will attach the slate using copper roofing nails.
Slide the slate to a point where the bottom of the slate is flush to the bottom of the slates on either side.
You can use either a dry bonding gutter or the standard bonding gutter.
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Click to enlarge any image cut the concealed nails holding the damaged slate in place.
Place the first nail between the two slates directly above the repair slate.
Installing a bonding gutter this video shows a roof repair and the fitting of a bonding gutter between a slate and a tiled roof but it will also fit two slate roofs together as well.
A proper slate repair involves several steps.