Victorian Slate Roof

Victorian slate roofing is a 3rd generation family business with a impressive reputation providing licenced and quality tradesmen maintaining the highest standard of craftsmanship guaranteed in slate roof repairs melbourne.

Victorian slate roof.

Slate laid in multicolored decorative patterns was particularly well suited to the mansard roofs of the second empire style the steeply pitch roofs of the gothic revival and high victorian gothic styles and the many prominent roof planes and turrets associated with the queen anne style. Victorian slate roofing is a 3rd generation family owned company now under the directorship of glenn vickers following in the fine tradition of quality workmanship. Roofs during the victorian era were almost exclusively made from slate which set them apart from houses that were built previously. The roofs are usually ornately decorated with small carved ornaments on the gable ends and the ridge where the two sloping sides of the roof meet.

Lightweight hardwearing and long lasting welsh slate was the most common victorian roof covering. If you want to make sure your victorian roof is 100 historically accurate speak with a historian or victorian home expert. Slate tiles are extremely durable resistant to fire and environmentally beneficial. Failure is usually due to the nail fixings becoming corroded causing the slates to slip although with age slates can eventually start to absorb water and become soft.