An alliance should be formed to address key issues in slate roofing.
One would be hard pressed to argue against the natural beauty and durability of slate roofing. The product is unique, and those who make a living quarrying, marketing, installing, and repairing it are all the more so. These individuals seem to thrive on the various arguments of how it should be quarried, marketed, sold, installed, and repaired.
Discussions among various interests have gone on for years about restarting a national slate roofing association to address the needs of the slate roofing industry. Such an association did exist some years ago. Recently, these discussions grew into a meeting, called by contractor Dave Leeland and consultant Bill Marcum. Something may really come of the talk this time.