The roof is your home’s most important line of defense when it comes to protect you and yours from the elements.
When choosing your building material, remember that natural slate is the most cost effective and ECO FRIENDLY product.
Natural slate is affordable when you take into account the long term durability and the costfree maintenance.
| PRODUCTS | WEIGHT* Kgs/m2 – lbs/sq | DURABILITY Years | RE-ROOFING Time |
| Natural Slate 5mm (1/5”) | 33 – 660 | 100 | 1 |
| Natural Slate 7mm (1/4“) | 46 – 925 | 100 | 1 |
| Natural Slate 10mm (3/8” | 66 – 1320 | 100 | 1 |
| Clay Tiles | 60 | 40 | 2 |
| Concrete Tiles | 55 | 30 | 3 |
| Fibre Cement | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Asphalt shingle | 12 | 20 | 4 |
* Mass Volume for roofing slate is: 0,0028 kg/cm3 ( 50 x 25 x 0,5 x 0,0028 = 1,75 kgs/slate )
From an environmental point of view, slate roofs are healthy roofs unlike petroleum-based roofing material that can off-gas harmful volatile organic compounds into the air around your home.
If going green is a priority for you, the best choice is to be natural®, choose natural slate.