Article | REF: TBA1902 V1

Lauzes roofs

Author: Williams PAUCHET

Publication date: March 10, 2017

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


Français

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...

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

The building envelope

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Building materials and installation