Our 1940 tract house still has its original slate roof. AFAIK it has only needed minor repairs in 70+ years.
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > My grandparent's had a house with a slate roof. Everyone really liked it, > except there were a few times that it needed repairs to flashing or slate > would come loose. I'm not sure anyone in the area really knew how to work > on it very well, but I was young at the time. > > In some parts of the country clay or modern equivalents are almost a > requirement for fire code reasons as Craig mentioned - no combustible > asphalt shingles (thank goodness). > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Then, for really long term, there's slate. >>> >>> Wilton >>> >> >> Or clay tile. But most mere mortals can't afford either. >> >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
