subject: Black Slate - The Best Category Of Artistic Tile For Roofing The Building [print this page] Roof is the main component of any construction. Whether it is home or commercial establishments, it cannot be viewed as a complete construction without well furnished roof. The roofing of the home can be done using the special natural stones called black slate. Stones companies reshape the original black slates that are excavated from the mines. The reshaped black stones are sold by the marble companies under different brand names. People can find various shaped black stones i.e., rectangular, circular and square type. Apart from it, various delicate and colourful designs choice is also available with black tiles at unbelievable cheap prices.
You find multiple options with the black slate like black marbles, limestones, granites etc. Among them, marble and granites of black colour are mostly used black slates. The common sizes with marble stones are 12x12, 12x24, 18x18 and 24x24. Using of the black plates on the roofs of the building certainly brings a long lasting charming outlook.
The roofing of the building with black stones requires specific procedures. If the roof dimension is large, then preferably use large sized black stones. For small dimension house, it is customary practice to use small sized black tiles. The black plates are cut into desired sizes with the help of stone cutters. The roof or roof portion, where black tiles are to be placed should be marked with pencil. Then thin pastes of cement should be applied on the marked place. After that, black tiles are to be firmly placed on the cement pastes. You should then leave the place for one day for hardening of the roof surface. Finally, the roof floor should be greased and scrubbed using the machines on the dried roof surface.
The roof is the uppermost portion of a house or commercial shop. Everyone desires that their building should be up to date in every respect. This cannot be possible without roof with stylish finish. The elegant touch can only be provided with stones like black slates. The roof made of Black slate however requires periodic maintenance as most of black stones are sensitive to fire and hard objects. Also people should not use detergent powders for cleaning the roof surfaces, as most of the detergents carries chemicals, which may destroy the tiles surfaces. To prevent the possibility of gloomy look of the roof over the period, individuals should always use special liquid solutions.
