The Slate Roof Bible

Completely revised greatly expanded and updated version of the award winning the slate roof bible with 21 chapters including six that are new.

The slate roof bible.

Both editions received national awards. Highly recommended writersnotes book awards. Hardcover full color 374 pages nearly 800 illustrations. Now a dozen years later jenkins is still very active in the slate roofing industry.

Photos the slate roof bible is the core reference of the slate roof industry covering everything to know about installing restoring and maintaining a slate roof. The award winning slate roof bible 2nd edition has over 350 color photographs of slate and slate roofs from around the world and a total of over 600 photos illustrations graphs charts diagrams maps etc. Completely revised greatly expanded and updated version of the award winning the slate roof bible with 21 chapters including six that are new. The first edition of the slate roof bible was published in 1997 for the benefit of his sons as a means of recording what mr.

International roof slate european slating methods roof inscriptions and designs recycling slate roofs and separate chapters on chimneys and valleys. Both editions received national awards. This book won 10 book awards. Joseph jenkins climbed on his first slate roof in 1968 authored the first edition of the slate roof bible in 1997 and published the second edition in 2003.

The third edition of the book reflects more than a decade of additional experience being passed on to the reader by the man who is arguably the foremost expert on slate roofs in the united states today. Now a dozen years later jenkins is still very active in the slate roofing industry. Joseph jenkins climbed on his first slate roof in 1968 as a roofer s helper and proceeded to worked on over a thousand slate roofs in the course of his roofing career. At least there would be some documentation of the tools methods and trade details he had learned about first hand.

It s a great read and a thor. Now a dozen years later jenkins is still very active in the slate roofing industry. Joseph jenkins climbed on his first slate roof in 1968 authored the first edition of the slate roof bible in 1997 and published the second edition in 2003. 3rd edition published june 2016.

International roof slate european slating methods. It s more than just a handbook. The slate roof bible third edition joseph jenkins joseph jenkins inc. Joseph jenkins climbed on his first slate roof in 1968 authored the first edition of the slate roof bible in 1997 and published the second edition in 2003.

Both editions received national awards.