Why Do Slate Roofs Fail?
Slate Slate roofs are often considered fairly low tech, and fairly expensive as far as a roofing investment goes. Slate is a natural stone, and when used to properly shingle a roof, has been seen to last anywhere from 100 to 200 years with little to no problems involving leaking or failing. However, like any sort of project, there are certain considerations that one should look at when considering a slate roof. They can be high quality, but there are certain conditions and circumstances under which slate roofs will fail. Construction The first seeds of a slate roof’s failure can be planted as soon as it’s installed. Since slate roofing is considered an older type of roofing technique, not as many roofers are familiar with how it should properly be done. As such, shoddy workmanship, or even shoddy repairs on an existing slate roof, are often culprits for why these roofs fail. Other problems that may cause slate roofs to fail are that the hardware holding it together, such as the flashin
