Many owners of own country sites prefer to perform all works on improvement of the territory independently. It is easy to keep order in the territory, and for arrangement of the site it is not obligatory to use only expensive construction materials.
At the good owner nothing vanishes therefore even owners of own sites throw out the used materials very seldom. The obsolete materials and grown old things quite often find new application – for example, as landscaping elements. When dismantling of the decayed buildings concerning material of walls usually there are no questions of rather further use. The majority of outbuildings is built from tree which perfectly leaves on firewood. But here what to do with the used slate from roof, not all represent.
What to do with the old slate removed from roof
If the removed sheets of slate are in rather normal state, that is do not break at hand, they can quite be used once again in the same quality, for temporary or seasonal constructions. For example, to arrange canopy over bird's court yard where in warm season hens or other poultry contain and to close it the used slate. It is possible to cover with slate fragments the firewood put in woodpiles and intended for winter to protect them from rains. Slate is used and to cover gaps in other decayed walls if construction is not supposed to be changed so far. For this purpose leaf just lean against wall in which there are holes or boards are pulled out. If, for example, the roof of bath is made also of slate with suitable wave and in it there is mass of holes, and it is impossible to block it completely so far, pieces of old slate can great help out. All holes found on roof should be closed pieces of slate so that waves of material entered one another. It is impossible to close openings in shabby roof the whole sheets just – the old covering can not sustain their weight.
Whether it is possible to use beaten slate
If the slate removed from roof so old that with little effort breaks on pieces directly in hands, and it can find application. Seldom the country site on which the kitchen garden would not be broken meets. It is possible to make fine frame for ridges of pieces of slate. Pieces dig in to the earth on all perimeter of bed so that their upper edges would be at one level, and they would form continuous strip around. If desired slate can be painted in any desirable color. Even absolutely small pieces of slate which, apparently, are no good it is possible to use for adding paths in garden, for basis under floored from boards the shed or garage. The slate crumb is applied to fill up ditches or holes on the site.