Clara
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Slate roof costs? One for the Welshies?I think I´ll be asking lots of "how much..." questions in the next wee while....but before I make an offer on a wreck I´ve found (apparently my love of waifs and strays extends to buildings  ) I want to have some vague idea of what it costs per square meter to have a slate roof fitted (including a professional roofer to do it).
Apparently the roof has been braced (as the estate agent put it) for slates but the owner ran out of cash so has only put a corrugated roof on (lurvely). I´m guessing it´s ready for the slates to go on, but have no idea how much this would cost.....over to the oracle.....
TIA Clara
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Gervase
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Depends what sort of slate you've got in mind. Welsh slate is expensive - £4 a slate and more - Spanish is cheaper, Brazilian and Chinese cheaper still (down to about £1.20 a slate). There's also the option of using reclaimed Welsh slate at around £2 a slate.
How big is the roof and is it a straightforward pitched roof or does it have hips, dormers or any twiddly bits?
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Clara
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It´s a straightforward pitched roof, I haven´t actually seen it in reality to be able to hazard a guess, It´s an average size 2 bed house. I´d prefer to use reclaimed, though I guess it depends on price ultimately.
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vegplot
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We live directly opposite the Bethesda slate quarry, one of the few Welsh slate quarries left. I doubt it will continue to go on for too many years.
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The.Grange
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we bout some brazilian slates early in the year for 87p each they apparently are known for breaking more readily chinese slates but these brazilian one seem ok
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Gervase
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Brazilian slates aren't nice to work with as they shatter very easily, so you can't cut them with normal slate snips; you have to use a disc cutter instead. They also don't like being nailed - it's like trying to fix china plates to your roof battens!
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Clara
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This is all sounds like good reasons to get someone else to do it!!
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