National Slate Association (NSA)
A Burning Question is Finally Answered
By National Slate Association. Does slate burn? A question seared into minds and requires investigation. Recently, I’ve had a burning question. Literally. When wood is set on fire, it creates a chemical reaction that can be seen as smoke. Many objects are easily set aflame. But what about rocks? More ...
Check Out This Free Mobile Field Guide for Slate Roofing
By National Slate Association (NSA). The National Slate Association offers an informative slate roof mobile field guide to help roofers with every step of installation. The National Slate Association (NSA) has developed and launched a new Mobile Field Guide based on the award-winning publication Slate Roofs: Design & Installation Manual. ...
3 Ways to Breathe Some Life Back Into Natural Slate Roofing
By Tom Stortz, John Stortz & Son. Is it important to you that natural slate remains a thriving part of the roofing industry? Then read on for an action plan on how to reach that goal. The next few years are make or break for the slate industry, which is ...
4 Reasons Slate is So Special
By Trent Cotney for the National Slate Association. The benefits of natural slate are plentiful! Here is why you should consider this material for your next project. When it comes to the many roofing materials available, people tend to think about the materials most frequently used, like asphalt shingles or ...
How You Can Create a Slate Roofing Career Path
By National Slate Association. At a recent meeting with the NRCA, the National Slate Association helped them outline a slate roofing ProCertification® program. This last June, slate roofing specialists met with representatives from the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) to discuss the exact set of skills a professional slate roofer ...
National Slate Association: New Lives in the Valley (1850-1920)
Gwilym Roberts led a very successful academic life as Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of Farmington, Maine. Both his father and two Welsh immigrant grandfathers were slate workers from Brownville, Maine, and this heritage became the subject of his book, New Lives in the Valley. The Valley ...
National Slate Association: Slate Roofs
The 1926 timeless classic has been carefully reprinting with a completely new foreword! Slate Roofs is a piece of history yet contains practical solutions still very relevant for today’s roofer. You’ll find explanations and illustrations showing time proven slate roofing techniques, specifications, historical perspective and more. It has been carefully ...
Finding the Right Tile for Revamping Your Roof
By Evelyn Witterholt. If you can’t decide between warm terracotta, modern slate and everything else in between, this homeowner’s guide will help! Choosing the right material for your roof is no easy task. Even if you’ve narrowed it down to the material you desire, there’s still so much variety to ...
A Beautiful Fall Weekend at the National Slate Association Conference
By Tom Stortz. The National Slate Association celebrates its 20th year, hosting their conference in the east coast wilderness and making it an amazing fall experience. National Slate Association (NSA) Conference ’22 This year, during the first weekend of October, the NSA held its conference in Saratoga Springs, New York and the ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes the National Slate Association (NSA)
The NSA is dedicated to promoting excellence through the development and dissemination of technical information, standards and educational resources for the slate industry. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome National Slate Association (NSA) into its community for contractors. ...
