This week we have been skating in our roof, I have slated uptown and past the first dormer on the front and back of our house and am worried about the detail of the soakers and slates.

 

i understand a slate and a half should have been used here but was persuaded to use a 9cm wide slither of slate instead, wind uplift probably isn’t a problem as it will be behind/below our cladding.

 

i am basically worried water from the valley above will run off the soakers and down the side of the 9cm slates.

 

i have included a photo for reference.

 

Probably to late now but I would have done the soaker wider to cover the joint 

But it’s unlikely the water will travel sideways 

Hi Nod,

 

thank you for the reply, I would have made the soakers wider but had already cut them to size and I would have meant another trip to the builders merchant and holding my father in law up, he was also of the opinion that water doesn’t travel sideways normally. The pitch on our roof is 40 degrees and we have about 90mm of headlap so hopefully we should be ok.

 

no I have to decide if I do the next side the same or use a slate and a half?

You should fine 

Rain won’t travel sideways