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   seeyou | Apr 25, 2006 01:34am | #1

   If you use the search function, you'll find lots of threads on this subject. It's been discussed quite a bit here. I don't like it. There are other opinions. Good luck.

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   Brian | Apr 25, 2006 05:18am | #2

   Definitely do the search...I was thinking similar thoughts a year or two back, and those who have experienced the curling, delamination, companies not honoring warranties, going out of business etc. steered me away.

    

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   constantin | Apr 25, 2006 06:32am | #3

   I'm very happy with the Duraslate we have on our roof. Easy to install, flexible, durable. Saw no curling on a local black roof made of that material that was several years old, consider that to be good enough for me. Our Duraslate is installed with copper nails, so we should have no issues re: longevity.

   I don't think my roof would have sustained me clambering around for the TV antenna install if it had been real slate. And I would probably be dead. Hail damage is not a problem, the stuff stays flexible, is consistent, does not absorb water, etc. Yes, slate is more UV resistant and stronger, but not tougher.

   Most any roofer can install Duraslate because it's so similar to systems they install every day. Finding an artisan that knows slate installs is not impossible but it's not simple either.

   Real slate is 3x more to install around here, and I doubt that I'd live the hundred years or so it'll take to recoup the marginal cost of going with real slate.

   This is our second season with the Duraslate roof and I still see no reason not to wholeheartedly recommend it for installs similar to ours in the NE.

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   sungod | Apr 25, 2006 07:16am | #4

   Look at Da Vinci Roofscapes, its plastic. Call them they will send you a sample.

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