{"id":228,"date":"2017-07-21T15:39:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2017-09-14T12:33:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:33:05","slug":"slate-roofing-environmental-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/slate-roofing-environmental-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Slate Roofing Environmental Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slate Roofing is a natural stone that is an eco-friendly, durable, and beautiful roofing material. While it is typically at a higher price point that traditional shingle style roofing, the benefits far outweigh the cons. There\u2019s a reason why many churches, libraries, government &amp; university buildings use slate roofing. It is dependable as a long-lasting roofing solution and can save on heating costs.<\/p>\n<p>Roofing slates are produced from natural stone that is formed under intense heat and pressure underground.\u00a0 A fireproof material that doesn\u2019t saturate with water but has a characteristic that allows it to be split into pierces to form roofing slates.<\/p>\n<p>The density of the slate material is what helps it be an energy reducing factor for larger homes, which is a reason why large government buildings use slate roofing when possible. The thickness regulates the temperature of your home, helping to keep it cool in the summer and retain heat in the winter.\u00a0 Other eco-friendly benefits of slate include how long lasting it is. Slate will outlast you\u2019re your home, and is typically recycled during house demolitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the top producers of Slate shingles are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buckingham- Slate Corporation- This Slate is blue-black and produced in Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Evergreen Slate Co. &#8211; Blue-Black colored Vermont Slate<\/li>\n<li>Hilltop Slate Co. \u2013 Gray-Green New York &amp; Vermont Slate<\/li>\n<li>Monson Maine Slate Co. \u2013 Black Slate<\/li>\n<li>Shelton Slate Products Co. \u2013 New York &amp; Vermont carrying all colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To get your Slate roofing project started contact Rhode Island State Roofing Today!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slate Roofing is a natural stone that is an eco-friendly, durable, and beautiful roofing material. While it is typically at a higher price point that traditional shingle style roofing, the benefits far outweigh the cons. There\u2019s a reason why many churches, libraries, government &amp; university buildings use slate roofing. It is dependable as a long-lasting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/slate-roofing-environmental-factors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Slate Roofing Environmental Factors<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rislateroofing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}