Spanish slate.

[Barryscotland]

Slate up in Scotland has gone through the roof price wise, originally I was going for cupa 3 which where going to cost 96p each but are now £1,26 and when I need 7000 of them that’s a big increase. Have seen these  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353506013057

by the time he’s given me a discount and I’ve had them transported they would be .42p a slate . Seller can’t tell me anything about them tho, worth the risk or bite the bullet an pay proper money for something that’s going to be good?

[epsilonGreedy]

1 hour ago, Barryscotland said:

Slate up in Scotland has gone through the roof price wise, originally I was going for cupa 3 which where going to cost 96p each but are now £1,26 and when I need 7000 of them that’s a big increase. Have seen these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353506013057

by the time he’s given me a discount and I’ve had them transported they would be .42p a slate . Seller can’t tell me anything about them tho, worth the risk or bite the bullet an pay proper money for something that’s going to be good?

 

The creates in the eBay photo show 45 x 22 so 25% smaller than 50 x 25 for pricing comparison. Are they preholed at the right position for your roof pitch and weather exposure?

 

The true value at the end of the job will be down to how many warped slates are discarded by the roofers.

[nod]

I bought grade A Spanish slate and returned a 1000 warped slates  out of 8500£1000 refund 

If you have a warranty They will ask for a slate grading cert 

So worth baring in mind