A timeless and traditional blend usually consisting of both unfading and semi-weathering slate combined to make a custom-colored roof. Popular colors include North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Green, North Country Unfading Green, and North Country Unfading Purple.
North Country Multi-Color Custom Blends allow designers and homeowners to transcend traditional single-tone roofscapes. By artfully mixing various slates, these blends create a bespoke aesthetic that elevates any project into a unique work of art.
Aesthetic Versatility:
A custom blend provides a textured, multi-dimensional appearance that reflects the personality of the building and its surroundings.
- Artistic Freedom: Curated by mixing a variety of North Country Unfading and Semi-Weathering slates.
- Authenticity: Create a truly unique roofscape by varying the ratios of purples, greens, grays, and blacks.
- Aging with Grace: Incorporating Semi-Weathering slates allows the roof to evolve gracefully, adding earthy tones over time for a weathered, historic charm.
- Design Support: North Country Slate provides expert guidance on color selection, sizing, thickness, and installation techniques to ensure a spectacular finish.
Technical Excellence
While the look is custom, the quality is standardized at the highest level. Every slate within a blend is a geological powerhouse built to last a century.
- ASTM S-1 Rating: Every stone in the blend consistently achieves the highest industry benchmark for natural roofing slate.
- Extreme Weather Resistance: Engineered to withstand punishing freeze-thaw cycles and the corrosive effects of acid rain.
- Low Water Absorption: Dense, non-porous shingles provide a near-impermeable shield against the elements.
Why Choose a Custom Blend?
By choosing a Multi-Color Custom Blend, you are investing in more than just protection, you are creating a signature landmark defined by unrivaled durability and tailored elegance.
FAQs
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What does a Multi-Colored slate roof look like?
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Does slate come in different colors?
There are 11 core slate colors produced in North America. Most of these colors are available in a unfading and semi-weathering coloring characteristic. The most popular color in Canada and United States is North Country Unfading Black. To find our full range of slate colors visit https://www.ncslate.com/slate-colors/
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What minerals make up the different slate colors?
Chlorite produces green slate, hematite the purples, carbon the blacks and grays and hematite and iron oxide produce red.