E.M. Blue Can Repair Your Slate Roof!

Slate roofs in Peachtree City are not near as popular or prevalent as shingle roofs, however there are many homes in our city who do have slate roofs. Slate is different than shingles not only in appearance and structure, but also it often needs to be repaired more often. Slate roof installations and repairs are not simple, handling and installing slate is tedious work! That is why you should call E.M. Blue roofing, they provide the best quality roofing services.

What is Slate?

Slate is a metamorphic rock that is fine grained. The color is grayish blue and the rock easily splits into smooth, flat pieces. It can be very hard to work with slate, so people who do not know what they're doing on a slate roof can cause more damage than good when trying to do their own repairs. Slate is heavy, sharp, dirty, and fragile. Each slate piece needs to be drilled with a diamond tipped drill in order to be nailed into the roof. The process of drilling each piece of slate is long and hard, however the results always look fantastic!

Common Repairs on Slate Roofs

Because slate is such a specialized roofing system, it takes professional level expertise to install it completely correctly. The biggest problem seen with slate roofs come from not being installed correctly to begin with. That is why if you want a slate roof installed, you should call E.M. Blue.

Other problems commonly found with slate roofs are flashing failures. The flashing keeps the moisture from entering the home at junctions, ridges, and valleys in the roof, so if it fails, there is nothing stopping water from coming into the home.

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