TruSlate™ - Genuine Slate Roofing

Slate. It’s the most beautiful and durable roofing material known to man. For centuries, it’s been the roofing material of choice for the world’s greatest buildings. In fact, some slate roofs have lasted for literally hundreds of years, enduring all of the ravages that Mother Nature could throw at them.

And, oh yes, old-fashioned slate roofs are heavy— and expensive— putting them out of the reach of most property owners.

The TruSlate™ system from GAF-Elk can make your dream of owning ­a genuine slate roof a reality. The TruSlate™ system features:

• Real hand-split quarried slate
  (not a synthetic imitation)

• An ingenious installation system
  (that typically eliminates the expensive structural modifications that old-fashioned slate requires)

• An affordable price
  (often comparable to the cost of the cheap imitations)

How did we do it?

On an old-fashioned slate roof, half of each slate is never seen, because it’s tucked under the piece above it. We’ve replaced this wasted slate with a high-tech waterproofing material. With this ingenious design, the TruSlate™ system can be installed on almost any roof.

It goes without saying, before you select your next roofing system, you owe it to yourself to consider the advantages of a TruSlate™ roof.

In fact, why even consider a plastic imitation, when you can get the real thing for about the same price—and for only a fraction of the cost of old-fashioned slate?