Rubber Slate Roof Tiles

Additionally the color options are limited to black dark brown and some shades of grey.

Rubber slate roof tiles.

Making use of recycled materials can also work well in new build properties where minimal environmental impact is always a priority. This is a lot less labor intensive than having to nail through pre drilled holes in slate and possibly breaking some tiles in the process. We stock rubber roof tiles and also eco slate choices. With rundle slate profile weighing in at 3 4 pounds per sq.

Made from 100 recycled slate eco slate offers all the benefits of virgin slate tiles but also helps to conserve precious resources. The rubber based composition of the material enables a contractor to simply nail each tile to the roof deck. Authentic slate looking recycled rubber tiles. 340 lbs per square and with heritage slate profile weighing in at just 2 45 pounds per sq.

Unlike natural slate recycled rubber simulated slate tiles are light weight. It is substantially lighter in weight than slate concrete and metal roofing and is produced using some of today s strongest most flexible materials including recycled rubber epdm and plastic tpo. Unlike tiled roof systems like stone slate clay tiles concrete tiles etc. These dark colors tend to give the roof a monotone look that some will find plain unnatural and unattractive.

You do not have to worry about stepping on the wrong spot and cracking a shingle because of how flexible rubber is. The weight of rubber shingles or rubber slate is a lot less than real slate or concrete tiles. Rubber roof tiles are formed by mold injection so they have the shape of slate but not the thickness.