Residential / Synthetic shake & slate
The look of slate and shake, without the weight.
Natural quarried slate for the homes that call for it, and composite slate and shake systems that hold their color and their impact rating for decades, at a fraction of the dead load.
How it’s built
Natural slate
Quarried slate laid with proper headlap and copper flashing, for a roof measured in generations rather than years.
Synthetic slate & shake
Class 4 impact-rated composite that will not crack, curl, or fade — engineered to lay and weather like the material it replaces.
Lighter on the structure
Composite systems run a fraction of the weight of natural slate, opening up roof designs a structural engineer would otherwise limit.
In the field
Our synthetic slate & shake partner
The composite systems on this page are EcoStar’s — installed and warrantied through us.
EcoStar
Family-owned since 1993 and first to market with synthetic
roofing, EcoStar makes Class 4 impact-rated slate and shake from up to 80% recycled rubber
and plastic — engineered to hold its color and profile for decades at a fraction of
natural slate’s weight.
Planning a slate or shake roof?
Send the address and a photo, or your architect’s plans. We will walk the options and give you a real number.