Roof Slate Buying Guides

Choosing the right roof slate can be daunting, with options varying significantly in quality and cost. This guide, inspired by Ashbrook Roofing's comprehensive presentation, will help you navigate the complexities of sourcing the best slate for your roofing project. The...

Quality of roofing slate varies enormously. One good slate can look identical to another which could be beset with reactive minerals that start rusting after the first rainfall. Others can fade or change colour after installation, or even start to...

This guide will help anyone get through the construction term minefield associated with buying natural slates. Below you will learn the meaning behind some of the most commonly used slate jargon. Slate Classifications Slate is categorised in a number of...

Much of the slate quarried in Brazil comes from ‘sedimentary mudstone’*. At the time of writing (Spring 2013), there is some debate over the future of this type of Brazilian roofing slate. In Summer 2012, the National House Building Council...

Your roof is one of the most important parts of your property, but it is also one area that homeowners frequently neglect. Over the last few years the UK has had some very harsh winters paired with some blustery springs...

Of the many questions that we are asked as both Roofing Materials suppliers and roofing contractors is, the subject surrounding the thickness of slate and whether a thick slate is better than a thin one, crops up most regularly. As we discussed in other...

Once the domain of thick, ugly, concrete ‘wedges’, synthetic slate roof tiles can now be found manufactured from a wide range of materials. New manufacturing processes have even brought improved levels of quality (especially in colour fastness) and refinement to...

An Intro - Natural Roof Slates From Around The World: Ashbrook Roofing Many of us already know that slate has been quarried from Wales and Spain for many hundreds of years.  Fewer of us realise that slate can successfully be sourced...

Before sitting down and wading through catalogues of roof tiles and roofing materials, it’s probably a good idea to take a step back and think about your roof, property and location as one complete picture. For a start, it’s the...