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    Default Slate roof

    Hi all,

    We've just bought a 1940 Victorian house with a slate roof. I wanted to walk on the roof to repaint the 2 chimneys. Can I safely walk on the roof like the tile roof? Can I break anything? What should I look out for? Any hints/tips would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers,
    Andy

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    old roofers used a ladder wich had a batten across the top to stop it falling off the roof and rested on it slate breaks easy.

    so will you if you fall off

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    Hire a cherry picker, I bet it works out cheaper than repairing the roof.
    CHRIS

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