Natural Slate Roof - Looking for recommendations

[colin7777]

We have to use natural slate as part of agreed planning condition, it will be a timber frame one and three quarter height building. The roof pitch is 30 degrees and the area to be tiled is 12 metres by 6 metres.

Noticed that slate prices vary drastically and also there are many sizes of slates available.

Looking for recommendations as to tiles to use, best size of tiles and hopefully at a reasonable price.

Welcome comments as to if you only get what you pay for and what problems do the low price slates tiles come with.  Are the online 'warehouse' type supplier anygood or can people recommend suppliers.

Thanks

Colin

[dpmiller]

where in the world are you?

[nod]

  On 05/11/2019 at 17:18, colin7777 said:

We have to use natural slate as part of agreed planning condition, it will be a timber frame one and three quarter height building. The roof pitch is 30 degrees and the area to be tiled is 12 metres by 6 metres.

Noticed that slate prices vary drastically and also there are many sizes of slates available.

Looking for recommendations as to tiles to use, best size of tiles and hopefully at a reasonable price.

Welcome comments as to if you only get what you pay for and what problems do the low price slates tiles come with.  Are the online 'warehouse' type supplier anygood or can people recommend suppliers.

Thanks

Colin

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We had same conditions 

Welsh would have been our first choice

 But a good compromise was 

grade 1 Spanish 

Ive a friend who sells large quantities of slate 

She earned me off Chinese & Brazilian 

[Mr Punter]

Another vote for Spanish.  Siga and SSL are 2 of the brands I know.

[scottishjohn]

now you sure yuo have to use natural slate  or something that has the look of it --there are many products now you could not tell the difference from the ground .but price is totally dif 

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  On 05/11/2019 at 18:23, scottishjohn said:

now you sure yuo have to use natural slate  or something that has the look of it --there are many products now you could not tell the difference from the ground .but price is totally dif 

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We tried that one 

Ours needed a cert saying grade 1 slate 

They even objected to us not using local slate 

 

[Dan F]

These say snowdonia approved: https://www.cembrit.co.uk/roofing/slates/glendyne

[colin7777]

Thanks for the replies, it does have to be natural slate, looks like Spanish wins the vote, would welcome feedback as to best size to use and also what price I should pay for natural slate tile.

Thanks

Colin

[Thedreamer]

@colin7777We put CUPA heavies 3 slates on the roof.

 

Just looked at the invoice £1.05 + VAT per slate.

 

40 x 25 cm and the slate itself is quite thick.

 

A few close up photos on this blog entry.

 

Where are you based?

 

[DaveH]

Another vote for a decent quality Spanish slate here. I can't remember which one exactly without digging out the paperwork but I sourced a slate from SSQ through a local roofing merchant Rinus.

 

SSQ sent some samples out and the rep came to see me and once they had calculated quantities I ordered through Rinus.

 

[joe90]

Our builder used Spanish slate and it looks fab, slight green tint like Lakeland slate.

[makie]

Cupa H3's are the best Spanish ones you can get. Apart from that Scottish slate is the best