[MassHistPres] evidence of patterned slates

[Garrett Laws]

Dennis,

The nail pattern may indicate a change in pattern if there is a doubling up
of slates, adding a shadow line, but it's unlikely that nail patterns will
show what the slated pattern may have been. A similar house might have a
slate pattern that a developer in the same time frame used regularly... or
another long shot is the mass archives near JFK Library has some (picture)
books from water works repairs that show some houses in the backround (in
amazing detail) that *might* be beneficial.

Below are few pictures of a house on Clinton Road that we have worked
on. Here is the link to my "pictures of pictures" of the area. Like I said,
it a bit of a roll of the dice as these pictures were taken to document a
water main break and not roof styles...

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=copperandslate&target=ALBUM&id=5466282292099892513&authkey=Gv1sRgCKeMyemh2P3QRQ&feat=email

Cheers,
Garrett

The Copper & Slate Company
Fine Roofing and Exterior Finish Carpentry
238B Calvary Street, Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 893-1916

http://picasaweb.google.com/copperandslate


On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Dennis De Witt <djd184 at verizon.net> wrote:

> There is a mansard which was stripped and recovered with wood shakes in the
> '60s.  The owner wants to restore the slates and is wondering if they would
> have been patterned.  Assuming the patterning had to do with slate shapes
> and not just color, can anyone suggest whether the pattern of nail holes or
> other evidence is likely to reveal that.
>
> Dennis De Witt
>
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