Natural slate repair
Slate Roofers in Santa Barbara Who Repair Without Breaking Slate
A cracked or slipped slate is not a reason for a new roof. We take out the broken pieces, renew the metal around them, and keep our weight off the stone while we work.
Free, no-obligation estimates. Open every day of the week, with voicemail after hours returned the next working morning.
The short answer
Slate roofers in Santa Barbara
Our slate roofers in Santa Barbara work from ladders and hooks rather than walking the slate, so the stone around a repair comes through it whole.
A slate roof rarely has to come off because a few pieces failed. The stone itself is long-lived; what gives out first is usually a nail, a run of metal or the felt underneath, and those are the parts we put right.
If your roof only looks like slate, it may be a composite tile instead, and that changes how it is repaired. We sort that out on the first visit.
What our slate roof work includes
Most calls come down to the same short list: we replace cracked and slipped slates, renew copper valleys and chimney flashing, and repair or replace underlayment.
- Cracked slatesCut free at the hidden nails and swapped for sound stone.
- Slipped slatesSet back in their course, nailed or held on a twisted tie-wire.
- ValleysRelined in copper where neighboring slopes drain into a shared channel.
- ChimneysNew "flashing" at the base and "counterflashing" let into the masonry above it.
- UnderlaymentThe "underlayment", or felt, patched or renewed where it has worn through.
Pricing
How slate roofers is priced
Slate work is priced by the slates replaced, the flashing renewed and the access the roof allows.
A repair caught while it is still a broken slate or a slipped course is usually cheaper than the water damage it lets in after the next storm.
We quote the whole job in writing before we start, with no surprise charges after, and the estimate is free whether or not you go ahead.
A typical slate repair
$300 to $1,500
The usual range for a slate roof repair nationwide, not a quote.
- Pitch and stories. A steep or tall roof takes more setup to work on safely.
- What is underneath. Worn felt under the stone is priced once we see it.
- Season. Late winter and early spring can bring lower pricing.
Your exact price comes from the visit, in writing.
On the roof
Repairing slate without breaking it
Slate is hard but brittle: walking on it or repairing it carelessly does serious damage, so every repair we make is done from ladders and roof hooks.
A ladder hooked over the ridge spreads our weight down the slope instead of onto individual stones, and nobody stands on the roof to reach a repair.
- Nails cut, not priedA slate ripper reaches the hidden nails under the course above.
- Only what is brokenThe sound slates around a repair stay put.
- Metal that lastsCopper or lead where the roof needs flashing.
From the call to the repair
What happens after you call
You call, we visit and trace the problem, you get photos and an itemized written estimate, and the work is scheduled only once you approve it.
The call
Tell us what you see, a slate on the lawn or a stain inside, and we set a time to come out.
The look
We check the stone, the metal and the felt from ladders, without standing on the roof.
The paperwork
Pictures of the problem, what we found and a line-by-line price for the whole job.
Your go-ahead
Nothing goes on the calendar until you say so.
Every day of the week. Voicemail after hours, returned the next working morning.
- We answer the phone or call back the same working day
- We show up when we say we will
- We clean up when the work is done
Google reviews
Neighbors on working with us
Reviews from our customers, as they wrote them.
Top notch - Serjio and his team was an absolute pleasure to work with. They were always on time and the most polite and pleasant contractors we have ever had. The whole team went out of the way to make the time at our home as comfortable as possible. I would highly recommend his company.
Thank you. titan roofing I highly recommend them to everybody Five stars all the way
I called Titan Roofing & Rain Gutters inc.for a quote on a residential home, and within minutes they were calling me back and setting up a same day appointment. Sergio came out within the hour and was very professional. He looked everything over and even gave me some great advice in case we ever do experience any leaks. He didn't even have the job but was still willing to help me out.
Service area
Where we work around Santa Barbara
We repair slate roofs across the city and the nearby towns our service area lists.
A house outside that footprint is a question for the call, and we will tell you straight whether we can get to it.
where Titan Roofing works around Santa BarbaraBefore you call
More questions owners ask
The questions below sit next to slate repair, and the longer answers point to the page that covers them in full.
How long a slate roof lasts
Natural slate is good for 75 to 100 years or more, and the felt beneath it decides how much of that span a roof actually gets.
When the layer under the stone wears out first, that is where we look before anyone talks about a new roof.
how long a roof lastsCopper and lead flashing on slate
Slate repairs use copper or lead flashing in the valleys and at chimneys, metal chosen to match the long life of the stone.
When a valley or a chimney needs new metal, including the "step flashing" up the sides of a chimney, we renew it in those materials rather than smearing sealant over the old run.
Short answer: no
Composite slate
Composite tiles imitate slate but are a different material, with their own repair methods.
DaVinci and Brava make composite tiles that copy the look of slate, shake and clay. Tell us on the call which you think you have, and we confirm it on the roof.
Cracked slate? Call before anyone walks on it.
A call sets the visit. We look from ladders, photograph what we find and put the repair in writing before we start.
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.