Natural Slates ??

Radonman

Just starting to build atm and try to spec some natural slates. Just looking for any thoughts anyone has on the best value slates out there (24x12). I've seen some spanish ones @ €1.90 each <snip> but ive never heard of them, there well cheaper than the others out there - Maybe there's a good reason
If anyone knows anything better please let me know

randombar

I got my slates from a fella in Wexford, about 1.60 a slate for spanish, stay away from Brazilian from what I've heard anyway!

Radonman

Just wondering Gary was that price ex or incl Vat and can you recall the name of them?

endasmail

i ve done some slating with some spanish slate recently

ive never worked with makes of slates you mentioned
but id have a guess at saying their pure sh*te

ya spend more time grading them than putting them on
the sizes are all over the place

Poor Uncle Tom

endasmail wrote: »

ive never worked with makes of slates you mentioned
but id have a guess at saying their pure sh*te

Just because you haven't worked with them doesn't mean they are not any good.

If you haven't got something constructive to say, then say nothing.

endasmail

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Just because you haven't worked with them doesn't mean they are not any good.

If you haven't got something constructive to say, then say nothing.

hold your horses there mate

ive worked with spanish slate ,and i found them sh*te

and a slate that costs 1.90 ,tells me that they are of poor quality

ya get what ya pay for

i didnt notice any words of wisdom from yourself

muffler

endasmail wrote: »

i didnt notice any words of wisdom from yourself

That's because he's the sheriff round these here parts

Poor Uncle Tom

muffler wrote: »

That's because he's the sheriff round these here parts

Howdy pardnr :D

endasmail wrote: »

ive worked with spanish slate ,and i found them sh*te
and a slate that costs 1.90 ,tells me that they are of poor quality
ya get what ya pay for

Now that's a far more constructive comment.

awnow

Radonman wrote: »

Just starting to build atm and try to spec some natural slates. Just looking for any thoughts anyone has on the best value slates out there (24x12). I've seen some spanish ones @ €1.90 each <snip> but ive never heard of them, there well cheaper than the others out there - Maybe there's a good reason
If anyone knows anything better please let me know

I've sent you a PM.

Paterson

Rule of tumb i was told a good while back is never use a stone/ slate north of its quarry, because its resistance to frost, cold etc. would be reduced