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Default Glass slates?

On Jun 25, 10:21*pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
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* * * * "george [dicegeorge]" writes:

Instead of faffing arou7nd with skylights and flashing
why cant I use glass or perspex slates
the same size as the existing slates?


Could I cut down scrap car windows?


Has this already been done, with success or failure?


They are available from roofing suppliers for matching several common
concrete tile profiles. They may do slate versions too, or you could
take a slate along to a glazier and have some glass slates made up the
same size, and I doubt that would cost much. You'll probably want the
weight of glass to stop them flapping in the wind (don't have them
made too thin). Also, you'll need to cut though any lining under the
slates to let the light through.

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