Using Edge spacers

Use Edge spacers to begin and end courses (rows of slates). Use Standard spacers everywhere else. This section shows how to use Edge spacers.

Before getting started, be sure that you have read "2 Models".

General rule (for edge slates only — click here for standard spacer installation)
When a narrow slate overlaps a wide slate :		When a wide slate overlaps a narrow slate :
Use 3 Edge Spacers		Use 1 Edge Spacer
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Special case: Starter courses
1^st course (shortened slates):
Use 1 Edge spacer on the 1^st slate (whether it is wide or narrow).


2^nd course (full length slates):
On this course only, position the 1^st spacer up-slope of the nearby nail. (This prevents crowding of the spacer in the course below.) The spacer and nail should not touch.

General rule