How Slate Roofing Protects Against Hail and Storm Damage: What Homeowners Need to Know
By Samuel B Everett, APR Jun 11th, 2025
It may be counterintuitive to worry about hail damaging a slate roof. After all, anyone who has ever thrown an ice ball at a rock wall knows that the wall remains perfectly intact, while the ice ball shatters to smithereens.
But when Mother Nature starts hurling two-inch diameter hailstones from the heavens onto your slate roof, stuff gets real in a hurry.