Pricing — NE market, 2026
What it costs installed.
$18 – $32 per sq ft installed. A typical 25-square home runs $45,000 – $80,000+.
Next step
Get an honest written quote.
Photo-documented assessment. Itemized quote. We’ll tell you if repair makes more sense than replacement.
When to choose this
Yes — when this is the right material.
Historic homes with existing slate that needs restoration or full replacement. Architecturally significant new construction. Homes built before 1940 (typically over-framed enough to support slate weight). Homes you intend to hand down across generations.
When NOT to choose this
No — when something else fits better.
Framing built after 1960 not engineered for slate (verify with structural engineer; sometimes synthetic slate is the right answer). Tight budgets where 75 years of life isn’t required.
Pricing — NE market, 2026
What it costs installed.
$18 – $32 per sq ft installed. A typical 25-square home runs $45,000 – $80,000+.
Next step
Get an honest written quote.
Photo-documented assessment. Itemized quote. We’ll tell you if repair makes more sense than replacement.
Specifications
The numbers, in detail.
When to choose this
Yes — when this is the right material.
Historic homes with existing slate that needs restoration or full replacement. Architecturally significant new construction. Homes built before 1940 (typically over-framed enough to support slate weight). Homes you intend to hand down across generations.
When NOT to choose this
No — when something else fits better.
Framing built after 1960 not engineered for slate (verify with structural engineer; sometimes synthetic slate is the right answer). Tight budgets where 75 years of life isn’t required.
Pricing — NE market, 2026
What it costs installed.
$18 – $32 per sq ft installed. A typical 25-square home runs $45,000 – $80,000+.
Next step
Get an honest written quote.
Photo-documented assessment. Itemized quote. We’ll tell you if repair makes more sense than replacement.
Material · 75-125 year design life
Natural slate — the roof that outlives the people under it.
Quarried stone, hand-graded, hand-set with copper nails on a properly underlayed deck. 75–125 year service life. The roof on most historic NE Federal-style homes, Victorian gables, and Greek Revival villages. The most expensive roof you can install, and the cheapest one you’ll ever buy on a cost-per-decade basis.