Slate shingles can give a property a cottage like feel, and it can make your home can look like something out of the Harry Potter films.
You don’t usually get too many colour variations to choose between with slate, but you’re guaranteed reliability and some slate roofs can last for more than a century. There may be times when different areas need tiles replacing, but if the roof has been put together by a professional, then it could be decades before you need to carry out any maintenance works.
Slate shingles are usually cut into rectangles and recently many properties use metals to resemble slate, and this is a much cheaper option, but it doesn’t provide the same level of strength and durability. Slate is will always be quality roofing material and it oozes a classical style.