
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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Standards
- Building work – Construction of timber-frame houses and buildings – Part 1-2: General material selection criteria (CGM) – 3.1.1.1 Structural solid wood - NF DTU 31.2 P1-2 - 01-11
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