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Slate shingle roof
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:24 pm
Anyone have one and willing to share your experience? About to put on a new roof and might be willing to shell out the extra expense for a permanent fix. It would look great on my house and we are going to be here for at least 30 years.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:54 pm to Tigerlaff
real slate? Or faux slate?
Real slate, will cost from 100.00 125.00 a ² foot with materials and labor. Good luck finding a qualified installer in the south
Real slate, will cost from 100.00 125.00 a ² foot with materials and labor. Good luck finding a qualified installer in the south
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:04 pm to Cracker
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cost from 100.00 125.00 a ² foot
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:05 pm to Cracker
Beware of the weight of a real slate roof. Your shingle roof trusses are not designed to support that weight.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:13 pm to Tigerlaff
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This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 1/18/21 at 4:09 pm to bluedragon
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Beware of the weight of a real slate roof. Your shingle roof trusses are not designed to support that weight.
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Slate will require you to have 2x8 rafters opposed to the typical 2x6 or 2x4 roof truss
Also, there are plenty of qualified slate contractors in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 5:30 pm to 4WHLN
Look into Atlas Storm Master slate. It’s a shingle designed to look like slate. Then let me know when we can sign you up haha
Posted on 1/18/21 at 6:24 pm to Cracker
If your going to be in the house 30 years get some 30 year shingles that look like slate 
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 1/18/21 at 6:33 pm to Tigerlaff
Along these lines, anyone know much about arrowline enhanced metal/faux slate roofing and whether the durability matches the price ? Rough estimate ~$260/sq for materials. I think they look cool. I can’t imagine they’re really worth it.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 7:50 pm to couv1217
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Atlas Storm Master slate
Love Atlas but these particular ones look like shite
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:28 pm to Tigerlaff
They are typically on multi million dollar mansions. That’s my experience
Posted on 1/18/21 at 9:53 pm to Tigerlaff
I have an old slate tile with a pencil sketch of Bourbon street on it. I can't imagine using such an unforgiving non flexing item for a roof.
Great to look at, but slate & clay tiles belong on somebody's roof besides mine.
Great to look at, but slate & clay tiles belong on somebody's roof besides mine.
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