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Roofing Slate Supplier since 1990

By Sheena Owen Sep 10th, 2018

North Country Slate, formerly Newfoundland Slate Inc. (NSI) began producing and supplying roofing slates in 1990. Quarried in Burgoyne’s Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, the slate from this area was first produced in 1850. NSI produced an Unfading Purple (Trinity Heather and Trinity Plum Red) and Unfading Green (Trinity Green).

North Country Unfading Gray natural roofing slate supplied for Toronto’s St....

By Sheena Owen Sep 6th, 2018

One of the oldest public buildings in Toronto, the St. Lawrence Hall was built in 1854 following the Great Fire of 1849 which destroyed a large part of Toronto’s city core. The St. Lawrence Hall was the centre for Toronto’s social life.

North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Black (Vermont Black) slate roofing material...

By Sheena Owen Aug 30th, 2018

The London Normal School, built in 1898-1899, is a three-storey brick building with multi-gabled roofline and three octagonal cupolas designed in High Victorian style by architect Francis Heakes. Heakes also built schools in Peterborough, Stratford, Hamilton and North Bay between 1908-1910.

Low Pitched Slate Roof with a 4″ Headlap

By Sheena Owen Aug 24th, 2018

The Trenton City Museum (formally known as Ellarslie / Henry McCall House) in Trenton NJ was built in 1848 for Henry McCall a military commander at the Battle of New Orleans. In the 1880’s McCall’s son sold the house to the city of Trenton (Cadwalader Park).

What is a mansard slate roof?

By Sheena Owen Jul 30th, 2018

[caption id="attachment_3057" align="alignleft" width="300"] Example of a convex mansard slate roof[/caption] A mansard roof is a four-sided gambrel style hip roof. Some include elaborate dormer windows for added interior light. The mansard roof is a curb hip roof with slopes on all sides of the building.

North Country Slate supplies a custom multicolored blend slate roof for...

By Sheena Owen Jul 25th, 2018

North Country Slate has supplied roofing slate for several buildings at Queen’s University over the years. With a reputation for supplying premium quality roofing slate, our company was selected to provide the five color custom blend slate roof for Queen’s new Mitchell Hall.

North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Black (Vermont Black) selected as the...

By Sheena Owen Jul 9th, 2018

North Country Semi-Weathering Gray/Black is a premium quality roofing slate containing shades of gray and black in subtle linear patterns. A percentage of these slates will weather to tones of brown and buff over time.

Arkansas Slate roof replacement

By Sheena Owen Jul 4th, 2018

A hundred and sixteen years after it was built in 1889, the Pulaski County Courthouse in the heart of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas needed a slate roof replacement. Slate a durable and long lasting roofing product is also resistant to chemical pollutants and acid rain.

The benefits of Canadian Slate Roof Tiles

By Sheena Owen Jun 28th, 2018

Between 2016-2017 we supplied our North Country Unfading Black roofing slate for the re-roof of the former Bank of Upper Canada, De La Salle Institute and Toronto’s First Post Office. The Unfading Black slate is quarried by Glendyne Inc in St.

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