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Using a Wet Saw to Cut Slate?
Is using a wet saw to cut slate a mistake? Cutting slate with a wet saw is generally viewed as an aesthetic mistake. Why? The sharp edge that the saw leaves can create an undesirable look as the slates lay atop each other. This may look fine in a closed valley or...
Evergreen Slate Introduces Millennium Slate System
Evergreen Slate Introduces the Centennial SystemEvergreen Slate has introduced a slate roofing system that re-thinks installation standards. Instead of the traditional nailing or hooking method, The Centennial System uses factory applied hook and loop strips on the...
Historic Vermont Slate Roofing
Historic Vermont Slate Roofing - A Colorful Search for AnswersJon Hill of Greenstone Slate gives practical thoughts on matching newly quarried slate for historic repair.Historic Vermont Slate Roofing: A Colorful Search for Answers Considerations when matching a...
SRCA Demonstration Videos
SRCA Demonstration Videos SRCA Demonstration Videos The Slate Roofing Contractors Association is a non-profit that develops installation guidelines and training for slate roofers. The conferences are held in Joe Jenkins facility in Grove City, PA. Review the SRCA...
Spanish Slate Growing Market Share
Spanish Slate Growing Market Share Spain is the number one slate producer of Natural Roofing Slate in the world, with an Export volume exceeding 80% of slate extracted in Galicia and Castilla y Léon (quarries). The volume of business in the area gives jobs directly to...
The Missing Link?
The Missing Link?What happens when a board has to make a decision on a leaking, improperly installed, slate roof by a company that has since gone out of business? Read on to understand common misconceptions and errors made in real life scenarios regarding slate...
Misconception – A Slate Roof Is Too Heavy
Misconception - A Slate Roof is too HeavyA homeowner is in need of a roof repair and must go through the many considerations with respect to finances, longevity, aesthetics, and what makes the most sense in that individual's life. These decisions happen daily across...
Say No To Chocolate Truffles
Say No To Chocolate TrufflesWhySlate will share an industry's inner thoughts. These are real people whose livelihood is derived from natural slate. This comment is shared by John Hill of Greenstone Slate and he is expressing 2 main concerns which are big budget...
Interior Slate Flooring
Interior Slate Flooring Natural slate flooring is long lasting and beautiful, and comes in a wide variety of colors and finishes. The natural gray tones available in slate floor tiles work well with modern and traditional interior design styles - making slate flooring...
When Will Slate Fight Back
When Will Slate Fight Back?Slate holds about a 1% foothold in the overall roofing material pie chart, maybe less. A simple goal would be to grow it to 2%. If natural slate is going to continue to be installed on exterior and interior projects, the industry is going to...
Slate Roofs—Repair or Replace?
Slate Roofs - Repair or Replace?This post has been submitted by Newmont Slate “I am tired of spending money on my slate roof! I don’t know who to believe; one contractor tells me I need a new roof, the other wants to flash my chimney with tar!” During the...
Project Spotlight – Durable Slate
Project Spotlight: The Durable Slate CompanyBefore and After Home Transformation.If you're aiming to make a big change in the appearance of a home, installing a slate roof is one sure way to accomplish that. A home built in the mid-50s in Upper Arlington, Ohio is in...