Traditional Slate Roofing

Traditional slate supplies premium natural roofing slate sourced from around the world to the west coast.

Traditional slate roofing.

Slate roofing second only to wood as a natural traditional roofing material slateis a fine grained sedimentary rock that has topped castles and large buildings for centuries in europe. Our slate has been installed on homes across california. Thicker slates are ok to be drilled as there is usually room between them for a nail head. A buying guide to companies specializing in slate roofing for traditional or historic buildings including new salvaged slate roofing tiles simulated slate slate matching services.

Slates roofs are very heavy and can weigh ten pounds per square foot for slate when the weight of the slate underlayment and flashings are included. Chagrin falls oh 44022 2056. After installation the nail heads will rub against the overlying slates and eventually wear holes in them. Companies specializing in slate roofing for traditional or historic buildings including new salvaged slate roofing tiles simulated slate slate matching services.

What you need to know to keep a slate roof alive for centuries as seen in traditional building magazine vol. Traditional slate roofing llc. If you want all the benefits and looks of real stone but without the shortcomings consider polymer slate manufactured by davinci roofscapes the product is manufactured from a state of the art engineered polymer resin crafted to have rough edges and a natural slate like texture for a more authentic look. It is a beautiful natural material that has been used as a building material for centuries.

Hard slate is the strongest type of slate and more durable than soft slate. Residential and commercial roofing repairs replacement. Traditional slate roofing is a slate roofing company based in cleveland ohio. Slate roofing tiles are made from metamorphic rock.

If the plan is to place a slate roof on a building which has never had one structurally assess the size and condition of the rafters to confirm that the existing structure can support the weight. Hard slate and soft slate. Imported from wales to colonial america for fire proof roofs in boston philadelphia and new york it was still slow to catch on for houses. Slate roofing tiles come in two options.

15 1 january february 2002 p. 102 what roof professionals need to know about slate roofs pdf.