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North Country Unfading Black natural slate roof selected for NIU’s Still Gym reroof.

By Sheena Owen May 2nd, 2019

Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois was founded in 1895. The campus sits on 756 acres and includes 64 major buildings. The Still Gym, built in 1926 is among one of the first built on campus. Originally a gymnasium from 1928-1957, now serves as the College of Engineering building.

BLAIR ACADEMY’S CLINTON HALL GETS A NEW ROOF SURE TO PROVIDE MANY MORE...

By Sheena Owen Apr 10th, 2019

Repost of Fania Roofing's Blog: The Fania Roofing Company is honored to have recently provided roofing services for the esteemed Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ. Fania completed an extensive roof renovation to the Clinton Hall building which was originally built early in the 20th century.

Where does unfading green roofing slate come from?

By Sheena Owen Apr 8th, 2019

Natural roofing slate formed 400 million to 550 million years ago, is a microcrystalline, fine grained metamorphic rock. The color of slate comes from the region’s mineral and chemical composition. The main minerals are quartz/silica, white mica, black mica, chlorite, hematite and carbonates. Chlorite produces green slates.

Installing a natural slate product for a turret roof

By Sheena Owen Mar 26th, 2019

As defined by the National Slate Association, a turret is “a small, round or polygonal tower in plan, often with a conical or hipped roof”. Also known as a conical or radius roof it helps to know your geometry! The following are a couple of things to keep in mind when it comes to a natural turret slate roof.

Characteristics of Semi-Weathering Gray and Semi-Weathering Green Natural...

By Sheena Owen Mar 14th, 2019

Whether you are building a new home or replacing an old slate roof, it’s important to understand the various color options available as well as the slate’s weathering characteristics. A natural slate’s color characteristics are described as “unfading” or “semi-weathering”.

How much does a slate roof weigh?

By Sheena Owen Feb 6th, 2019

How much does slate weigh? That’s a great question, especially when you are comparing it against other roofing products. Roofing slate created by nature over 500 million years ago has been used as a roof covering for more than a thousand years! Back in 1926, the commercial standard slate thickness was 3/16”.

Haverford College’s Magill Library gets a new North Country Unfading Black...

By Sheena Owen Jan 31st, 2019

Haverford College, founded in 1833 by Orthodox Quakers, the campus is made up of mostly stone buildings reflecting Quaker and Colonial architecture. The Magill Library, closed at the end of the Fall 2017 semester to prepare for a major renovation which included replacement slate for one of the original buildings and slate for the addition.

18 Facts about Natural Slate Roofing

By Sheena Owen Jan 21st, 2019

[caption id="attachment_3179" align="alignleft" width="300"] Glendyne quarry, the producers of North Country Unfading Black natural roofing slate.

North Country Slate supplies custom Vermont multi-color blended slate for the...

By Sheena Owen Jan 9th, 2019

Hardin County, located in the heart of downtown Savannah, TN is named after Colonel Joseph Hardin, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The Hardin County Courthouse was built in 1952 with handmade bricks from Virginia, limestone from Indiana and slate shingles from Vermont.