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Threes a retail strip mall going up in our neighborhood, and yesterday I noticed them using this slate type roof material. I’ve found the place this morning on the internet and this stuff is a type of fiber reinforced material. It was pretty light weight and dense. Anyone know anything about it or used it before? Their US web site says it’s guaranteed for color for 10+ yr and overall has a 30+ life span.
Is it fiber cement like hard?
Matt
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Boy, I butchered that post. Let me add a little more now that I've had coffee, lunch, etc....
This imitation slate roofing is fiber cement. I found a local distributer here in Columbus that carries it. But, have any of you used it and can you give me any feedback? A while back, I saw someone post that Hardi-slate was terrible, and that it turned white and chalky after a few years. This stuff sounds similar in composition, so wondering if it might have the same results.
Thanks, Matt
*We are using eternit on the job we are doing now. The old roof is slate and we added approximately 600 sq. ft. on an addition. The match is not good because the eternit is so regular. Other than that it seems like a good product. Have used it on several other jobs and it holds up well. There are other jobs in the neighborhood we are working in that have it. The houses are 40 years and older. Our project is on a house built in 1922. It is a good choice on the upper end projects we work on but I would like any others experiences. Skip
*Before you use fiber cement slates, check out the unhappy saga of Supradur Corporation - chapter 11 due to their color warranty (color lasted about 4 years, not 40).If you search on the web under Supradur, you will find the bankruptcy proceedings.Roofers here tell me that it can be painted as a last ditch effort to maintain color, however, as a new product I would be very wary.Jeff Clarke