The Slate Roof Bible

Hardcover full color 374 pages nearly 800 illustrations.

The slate roof bible.

The slate roof bible third edition joseph jenkins joseph jenkins inc. Completely revised greatly expanded and updated version of the award winning the slate roof bible with 21 chapters including six that are new. Jenkins down home style converts potentially tedious subjects like slate geology roof safety tools installation and repairs into readable delights. 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.

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. Completely revised greatly expanded and updated version of the award winning the slate roof bible with 21 chapters including six that are new. It s a great read and a thor.

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. It s more than just a handbook. Jenkins had learned in the trade in case he should suddenly fall off a roof and die. International roof slate european slating methods roof inscriptions and designs recycling slate roofs and separate chapters on chimneys and valleys.

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. 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. 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. Highly recommended writersnotes book awards.

This book won 10 book awards. The slate roof bible was the first book to grab our attention and hold it. At least there would be some documentation of the tools methods and trade details he had learned about first hand. International roof slate european slating methods.

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. Now a dozen years later jenkins is still very active in the slate roofing industry. 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. Now a dozen years later jenkins is still very active in the slate roofing industry.

Both editions received national awards.