The Durable Slate Company

Whether it is a clay, slate, or copper roof repair, a complete restoration, or a new installation of a traditional type of roofing that is needed, The Durable Slate Company can work with the owner to determine the project scope that best fits the owner’s budget, time constraints, and needs.

Serving the Eastern US & Beyond

The Durable Slate Company provides slate, copper, and clay tile roofing services throughout the Eastern United States. The Durable Restoration Company is an award winning restoration contractor employing craftsmen specializing in more than a dozen traditional trades covering the interior as well as exterior envelope.

Slate & Specialty Roofing

Our expertise in historic methods and materials combined with our dedication to outstanding customer service is exemplified by the dozens of awards we have received in the areas of craftsmanship, safety, business integrity, and for training employees that have reached the pinnacle of the industry.

Unmatched Workmanship

At Durable Slate, we train our artisans on the knowledge accumulated over generations of experience from expert slaters as well as from our thousands of completed projects. This pride of creating and restoring beautiful roofs that lasts generations has resulted in numerous local and national awards for craftsmanship to many of our fine artisans.

John Chan

Owner of The Durable Slate Company

John started slate, tile and copper roofing at The Durable Slate Company while on summer breaks during college in 1986. He resumed his career full- time after graduating from UCLA with a degree in Economics in 1989.

After working through the ranks in the field, he became one of the principles of the company in 1992. In 1996, he moved and opened the Cincinnati branch office. Once that office was fully staffed, he went on to open up the New Orleans branch office in 2006. Over that time span, he has worked on over 10,000 slate and tile roofs all over the United States and Europe. John is currently the President of the National Slate Association.