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"Slate Roofs 1926 is a modified reprint of the original work, Slate Roofs, published in 1926 by the National Slate Association and now in the public domain. It includes an addendum that incorporates 2017 slate roof installation, repair, restoration, and maintenance guidelines originally published by the Slate Roofing Contractors Association of North America, Inc., of which Joseph C. Jenkins is founder and Executive Director. It also includes excerpted pages from the Slate Roof Bible, 3rd Edition, authored and published by Joseph C. Jenkins in 2016"--
About the author
Joseph Jenkins is the author of several award-winning self-published books, including The Humanure Handbook, The Slate Roof Bible, The Balance Point, The Compost Toilet Handbook, and Self Publishing: Top Ten Tips.
Summary
A classic text on slate roof construction, now back in print
Master slate roof builder Joseph Jenkins has brought back into print the classic “Slate Roofs,” first published in January 1926 by the then nascent National Slate Association.
Other than a slight adjustment to the title, to be more compatible with a 21st-century readership, and a few corrections and stylistic changes, almost all the information is presented exactly as in the original publication, even anachronistic references, including a "flat slate roof" that in the editor’s 52 years in the slate roofing industry, he has never heard of nor seen a flat slate roof other than in this publication.
Slate Roofs 1926 contains a wealth of information on which today’s modern slate roofing industry is based, and therefore remains a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in roofing, construction, architecture, and history. Included at the end of this publication are 21st-century guidelines for slate roof installation, repair, and restoration as published by the Slate Roofing Contractors Association of North America, Inc., as well as excerpts from Jenkins’ own Slate Roof Bible, 3rd edition.
