Roofing Material: Slate

[Anonymous]

We have a wonderful roofing material in the UK called slate

Blue/Grey from Wales or Green from Westmorland (the Lake District).

This home-grown stuff is top quality, so cheaper stuff is often imported from China, Canada and Spain. It looks similar, but tellingly is not used on roofs in China, Canada or Spain.

I've been getting away with showing ArchiCAD shingle from the installed INT library as a substitute, but a decent choice of slate with good Lightworks properties would be most welcome.

[Anonymous]

Could we see a picture of this wonderful material?

[Thomas Holm]

kliment wrote:
Could we see a picture of this wonderful material?

The Norwegian Rusty Otta slate (Ottaskifer) is the most beautiful slate I know. (Attached image is by UK photographer David Churchill http://www.davidchurchill.co.uk/345-08.htm )

Extremely expensive

More info:
http://www.gronseth.no/eng/referanser/glass_timber_and_slate

And as floor:
http://www.saethre-sten.no/iinnendors/DSCN0446.jpg

[Ralph Wessel]

Samovar wrote:
I've been getting away with showing ArchiCAD shingle from the installed INT library as a substitute, but a decent choice of slate with good Lightworks properties would be most welcome.

I've attached a slate texture I made for a previous project - might help in some cases.

[Erika Epstein]

It is Lovely slate Thomas, thank for sharing.
And thank you Ralph for your slate.

[Anonymous]

I don't think the vote started a fire exactly, but the BMP is a great result (Thank you Ralph): The image and reality are both the work of craftsmen!

[Anonymous]

Thomas wrote:

kliment wrote:
Could we see a picture of this wonderful material?

The Norwegian Rusty Otta slate (Ottaskifer) is the most beautiful slate I know. (Attached image is by UK photographer David Churchill http://www.davidchurchill.co.uk/345-08.htm )

I would have to agree that this is beautiful roof slate. I am sure its too rich for my blood too.