Historic slate roofs should be repaired rather than replaced whenever possible. Before replacing a slate roof, check for isolated damage, corroded and worn flashings, leaky gutters, poor ventilation in the attic, and other possible sources of moisture. All too often slate roofs are mistakenly replaced when, in fact, they could have been effectively repaired. Deciding […]
Las Cortes de Castilla y León aprobaron una iniciativa del PP que propone a la Junta ayudar al sector de la piedra natural a ganar nuevos mercados en el extranjero y a primar sus licitaciones su uso en las obras públicas de la Comunidad. En la votación política ha habido unanimidad para aprobar todos los […]
This month we announce the launch on the official DEL CASTILLO web page. Please visit us on www.delcastilloslate.com. We have been introducing this UNIQUE stone from the last years now and have experienced a very positive return from customers, builders and especially architects all over the world. Architects loves the uniqueness and the light silver […]
Traditional Roofs from Historic Roots, by Joseph Jenkins Not all slate is created equal. Being a natural stone mined from the Earth, slate comes in many types with many different characteristics. Illustration above from the Slate Roof Bible, 3rd Edition In the old days, when roofing stone was wrestled from deep quarry holes and dark […]
Installée en Ille-et-Vlaine, à Bruz, cette maison se situe dans une zone résidentielle protégée par les bâtiments de France. Les architectes ont donc dû prendre en compte cette contrainte et ont choisi de réinterpréter la longère bretonne. Au final cette maison de 82 m² reprend à sa manière ces codes traditionnels: un volume simple et […]
Since 2012, be natural® has been exporting American Roofing and Cladding Slates into Europe. This "niche" market has been growing constantly. The uniqueness in colors of the american slates has been a real success when presented to architects and builders in Europe especially. In the Slate Valley you can easily identify 10 different colors. […]
Incide el Clúster de la Pizarra en que la brasileña tiene «prestaciones claramente inferiores a las que proporcionan las de comprensión tectónica, como material para cubierta». La pizarra gallega ha encontrado en la pizarra brasileña una fuerte competidora que le está restando mercados en los principales países importadores de este material como son […]
The world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) -fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) owned by Norway-based shipping firm United European Car Carriers (UECC), was named at the Port Zeebrugge, Belgium, on November 21, 2016. With a length of 181 meters and a width of 30 meters, the ship is capable of transporting approximately 3,800 […]
C’est au cours de l’année 2015 qu’une délégation de 5 personnes directement venue de Chine a attéri à l’aéroport de Madrid Barajas à la rencontre de Nathanaël LASHERAS, gérant de la sté PIZARRAS Y DERIVADOS dans le but de visiter les exploitations d’ardoises en Galice (Espagne). Un chantier ambitieux y est prévu à Chengdu (province […]
Martyn Lucas, the 32-year-old Director of Sun Scape Systems Ltd, based in Bridgend, South Wales, has invented Carapace Slate, a roof tile made using the recycled slate. He is seeking funding after giving up a dream job designing tanks to make an innovative idea a reality. With an estimated 750 million tonnes of waste slate […]
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