Slate Roofing: Synthetic Slate 101 and Review

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

If you want more information, please view the FULL-LENGTH article here! digitalroofingcompany.com/blog/synthetic-slate/

[@debbiesheridan4207]

Thank U for this video!!!!! I own Roofing Vermont and we specialize in metal roofing and of course Shingles too. We are looking to get into installing synthetic slate and this video really gave me the push to do so!

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

Awesome Debbie! Check out some of the new videos we just released about synthetic slate and synthetic shake. They are even more informative and contain some project we've done in the past. I was just thru hiking the Appalachian Trail last year and Vermont was one of my absolute favorite sections of the trial, especially when I got East of Killington.

[@_cgd]

If you're in Vermont, skip the fake plastic crap and use the real thing! Slate roof bible by Jenkins Plenty of his videos on here

[@danielfrade9971]

Great video! Just have one question for you: would you recommend Davinci over Ecostar (or vice versa)? I’m looking to install either of these systems at a cottage in northern Ontario, where summers can be as hot as 30 C and winters as cold as -30 C. I’ve heard issues with Ecostar shingles curling, but I has a suspicion that this may be due to some installers skipping the step of bending the shingle (to be convex relative to the roof deck) prior to fastening. I’ve also heard of Ecostar shingles fading quicker than Davinci. Any comparison information would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

Daniel, both are great products and we have installed both. I think both products are really good IF installed correctly. Unfortunately, both are still such new products, we can't be sure how long its going to take them to fade. Time will tell!

[@danielfrade9971]

@@DigitalRoofingInnovations Appreciate the reply - just one more burning question for you: I have elected to proceed with a Davinci system, but am torn between their "Bellaforte" and "Single Width" style shingles. The Bellaforte is approximately half the price, and has almost twice the exposure (i.e. half the material and installation time) compared to the single width. The Davinci rep advised that both styles are the same thickness and are backed by the same warranty, but they did mentioned that most of their sales are from the "single width" style since this is the closest aesthetic match they offer to an authentic slate look. To me, the Bellaforte system seems like a no-brainer so long as you don't mind the faux slate look. Have you had any experience in installing either of these style shingles? Any insights you may be able to offer before I install them (myself!). Both seem to be very straightforward based on the manufacturer's published literature. Thanks!

[@jonathanbuford1793]

I went up on our vinyl slate roof and they seemed really dry no cracking and we’re on year 12. Is thier something that I can do to add life even though I might be gone my kids will inherit the house so trying to think down the line thus doing it ourselves.

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

It's just plastic so as of right now, we just have to wait and see!

[@DavidSummerly]

A guy claiming to be the highest selling distributor sales rep of Daavinci told me is 100% Virgin not at all recycled. Was he right? I thought or perhaps wrongly assumed that it was recycled.

[@battlebotts]

I want to put it on a small dog house, but unfortunately my dog sleeps on it. Snoopy doesn’t get out much.

[@robertofuentes508]

Great info. thank you!!

[@jerrysweany278]

What are the common problems occurring with synthetic slate?

[@DavidSummerly]

Plastics fade. They also crack or puncture with high impact. #GoRubber

[@alexschwartz1483]

Super helpful video!

[@peterjuarez5257]

Thank you

[@larkes8]

Crazy money

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

Yes, it is. I really wish we could develop some 3D printing technology because I think that's the future of roofing.

[@MrTeff999]

Helpful. But please turn down the music. It makes it harder to concentrate on what you're saying.

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

Great advice, but we can't change music on a video that was made 3 years ago :)

[@forgottenkahz]

What is a square?

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

Great question! A square is 100 square feet. If that doesn't make sense, here is a quick video to help answer that question for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIq7qmRsjKuDl5I

[@battlebotts]

It’s not a circle

[@JesusHernandez-ll5ok]

$2,000 per square what? What do you mean by square? Until this point you look deceiving?

[@williamcox8491]

100 sq/ft

[@JesusHernandez-ll5ok]

@@williamcox8491 thanks William you have regain my trust Congratulations! Many home owners don't know those technical terms!

[@keepingup2952]

What kind of idiot would pay $2,000 per square for a roofing material? Square what? Square mile?

[@Fireball573]

You must want to be a millionaire charging $2000 a square.

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

That's the winning price for us most of the time. Especially if we are tearing off natural slate or some kind of other specialty type roofing system first. It's obviously much less expensive on a new construction type project.

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

And I am curious. What part of the US are you and what are you currently charging? Thanks in advance for the info!

[@ScottHammet]

I have to agree. $2k per square seems excessive, but I'm looking at it from the standpoint of replacing an asphalt roof with something more durable and better looking. A few channels have suggested material cost for synthetic slate is around $250-350 per square, depending on the quality. If that's accurate, then $1650-1750 for installation (plus removal of existing asphalt) seems excessive.

[@MrBComish]

$2000 per square seems very high. I was quoted about half that($1,100/sq) in upstate NY.

[@DigitalRoofingInnovations]

@@MrBComish it really just depends on the products, the slope of your roof, what is getting removed, etc. $2,000 is going to be on the higher end of a high end, class A fire rated system, especially if we are going to be taking off slate, wood shake, or another system like that.