Peter C. Hotton, Globe Staff
has a slate roof. The roof has some missing and broken tiles and needs some repair. I love the roof and would like to have it repaired, but my husband hates it. If I choose to replace the roof with something else, can I use the slate tiles from the roof for flooring in the house...
In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about a roof inspection, including what they entail, how much they cost, and what your inspection may tell you about the shape your roof is in. Get local cost On this pageWhat does a roof inspection entail?How much is a roo...
Things went on like this for a while, until English scientist John Smeaton invented the diving air pump in 1788. The surface pump was attached to the roof of the bell and operated by four men. In the end, it was, in concept, much like Denis Papin's original plan 100 years earlier....
A number of materials can be utilized in the finish of a pitched roof, including wooden shakes, slate tiles, terra cotta, and composition shingle. The choice of finish is an aesthetic and practical one, with some finishes holding up longer or looking better than others. The costs for ...
The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof. Lap To wrap or wind around (something); encircle. Overlap An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend ove...
aRising to breathtaking heights where the air is tangibly crisp, resides an intimate alpine retreat, Le Mélézin, in the French Alps. Standing four storeys high under a distinctive black slate roof it provides an après-ski home set in a mesmeric wonderland of groomed slopes - both nursery an...
We suggest the following safety precautions when working on the roof: *Don't walk on a roof any more than necessary; you may cause more harm than good. Stay off tile or slate roofs completely they're slippery and breakable. *Let professionals make repairs on a steeply pitched roof, one ...
A number of materials can be utilized in the finish of a pitched roof, including wooden shakes, slate tiles, terra cotta, and composition shingle. The choice of finish is an aesthetic and practical one, with some finishes holding up longer or looking better than others. The costs for ...
) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices. Office (n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by ...