Building materials and installation
Lauzes roofs
Article REF: TBA1902 V1
Building materials and installation
Lauzes roofs

Author : Williams PAUCHET

Publication date: March 10, 2017 | Lire en français

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4. Building materials and installation

Today, teams of specialized roofers are needed to carry out this type of work. Their skills combine stone-cutting, installation and connection work, in collaboration with carpenters.

4.1 Preparatory work

Certain steps are essential before implementation, such as :

  • sorting the slates or lauzes: sorting consists of classifying the lauzes along the lines of the schist, and grouping them by size and thickness;

  • checking the quality of the stones: probing is the practice of tapping on the lauze with a hammer (figure 1 ); you can tell by ear whether the lauze is defective;

  • adjusting...

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