Slate Roofers in New York

Slate roofing is natural stone split into thin tiles and fastened one at a time. It is heavy, it breaks under careless footsteps, and repairs mean lifting sound tiles to replace broken ones, so a roofer's experience with slate matters more here than on any other roof type. Ask each roofer for photos or addresses of slate roofs they have worked on, whether they repair as well as replace, where they find matching tile and how they handle the metal flashing at chimneys and valleys. A roofer who mostly installs shingles may not be the right call for slate. State law requires a roofing contractor to sign a written contract with the owner before starting, and the contract names the insurer, the coverage type and the policy limits. The roofers below say they work with slate.