Hard slates have a lifespan of 75 200 years while soft slates have a lifespan of 50 125 years.
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Hard slate and soft slate.
A good roof is the capstone to a good foundation.
We work on residential homes historical buildings commercial structures university buildings and more just to name a few.
It is commonly used for roofing but is also versatile for floor tiles black boards wall finishes and countertops.
We provide consultation with expertise in restoration new residential and commercial construction maintenance repair.
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Vertically each course not only overlaps the upper portion of the course below it must also overlap by at least 3inches.
The method of installation leaves slates of varying thicknesses lying adjacent to each other.
We sell roofing materials made from natural slate and ceramic clay tiles.
It is formed in the ground from sediment compressed under extremely high pressure.
Characteristics and uses slate is a metamorphic rock which is highly dense and striated.
Slate roof repair and replacement columbus and upper arlington ohio slate roofing is considered to be the most durable type of roofing available.
Soft slates are mostly black but some may seem colored due to discolored due to sun exposure.
Ranch or cape style home.
Enhance the beauty of your home with a custom designed slate roof from california slate company founded in 2006 we focus solely on high quality roofing slate and the needs of homeowners architects and contractors.
As a premier company specializing in residential and commercial slate and copper roofing services we are dedicated to providing customer service that is second to none.
Slate tiles are nailed using nails made of copper stainless steel or hot dipped galvanized steel in staggered courses with each successive course adequately overlapping the butt joints of the tiles below.
Is your home s slate roofing in need of repair or replacement.
We can install a new slate roof or repair your existing roof.
Textural slate roofs the uses of slates of rougher surface textures and thicknesses mixed throughout a roof creates a textural slate roof.
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This means you can install a high quality composite slate roof for about 15 000 on a simple 1 500 sq ft.
Slates at the eave could be 1 inch thick or more and the 3 16 inch thick at the top of the slope.
There are two types of slate roofing.
Call or email the expert slate contractors at wilson slate today for a free upper saucon township pa area slate roofing consultation.
Hard slates are mostly colorful although there are a few black hard slates.