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Lamarite Shake and Slate

Lamarite Shake

Tamko has created a synthetic composite roofing line they call Lamarite. Originally introduced as a single size Lamarite Slate, Tamko now offers the improved design of their multi-width Slates and have also just launched their brand new Lamarite Shake.

Unfortunately, Tamko will NOT warrant their products for installations in Canada. We are not sure if they are not confident about their product's performance in northern US and Canadian climates, or if they just cannot get the building code officials to approve their products in Canada. Never the less while this situation continues our company will not market or sell the Lamarite shake or slate in Canada.

Lamarite Shake is a solid colour-through composite roofing that accurately simulates the thickness of thinner cedar shingles and the surface texture of a straight-split shake. They are just over 1/4" thick and come in three widths to create a natural look. Tamko currently offers Lamarite Shake in "Weathered Wood" and "New Cedar" colours.

We believe the Weathered Wood is an excellent colour for replacing old wood shake roofs.  For those of you in the Pacific Northwest or other regions you will still need extra wood to prepare the roof deck for a Lamarite installation. You should also check if Tamko Roofing will warrant or approve of the use of this product in the Pacific Northwest, as if Tamko has any concerns for Lamarite being installed in Canada then one surely must do due diligence of this product in Washington State's severe weather region.

Lamarite Shake emulates the organic beauty of real wood with an authentic grain pattern designed to enhance the curb appeal of your home. They are not extremely thick but the surface texture is good. They can be installed with either a uniform or offset exposure to add incredible depth and dimension.

Made from innovative materials that are robust, fire resistant, and rich looking, Lamarite Shakes are Class A Fire Rated, Class 4 Impact Resistant, and are offered with a 50 year limited warranty (NOT WARRANTED IN CANADA)

These shakes will exceed the look of most asphalt shingles (save perhaps the Certainteed Landmark TL or Presidential TL), and will give you the look you want with peace of mind and long term performance.

Lamarite Slate:

Lamarite Slate, which is now available in a great looking 3 size format, is another durable looking composite material that is lighter in weight than real slate, but is more affordable yet retains all of slate's natural beauty.

Unfortunately, Tamko will NOT warrant their products for installations in Canada. We are not sure if they are not confident about their product's performance in northern US and Canadian climates, or if they just cannot get the building code officials to approve their products in Canada. Never the less while this situation continues our company will not market or sell the Lamarite shake or slate in Canada.

If you are in the USA, or an area that Tamko selectively chooses to honour their warranties, then one can install their slate in two ways ...with uniform size and offset pattern, or for an improved look one can install it with three widths and staggered exposures. The product is available as single colour or one can blend any number of colours from various bundles to create a unique personal blend.

On a recent journey to Chicago to view real authentic slate roofs, we discovered that the best looking slate roofs, and the most numerous, were multi-coloured, multi-sized, and rich with texture. We could hardly find a single house adorned with a uniform look slate roof, among the hundreds and hundreds of real slate roofs we viewed. We preferred the richer looking textures and multi-coloured slate roofs, and we found the uniform slates (especially the thinner ones) did not add much luxurious qualities to the homes and buildings they adorned.

We openly admit the the look of DaVinci Slate is far closer to the look of real slate because of the thicker texture, random widths, and more stone like finish, and we recommend that you check out their website at www.davinciroofscapes.com  or view our webpage.

An even further advantage of DaVinci is that not only are they approved and warranted in a greater region, but DaVinci has the unique colour blends pre-packaged and ready (looks more like real blended slate) in each bundle, they have more size widths, and they have greater surface and edge texture to better mimic the real materials. Finally DaVinci has the tapered slates available that make installing roofing on turrets a snap comparatively, which no other manufacturer currently has. 

But if you choose to use a Tamko product then Lamarite with multiple widths appears to offer you a solution to create architectural style.

Again, because of Tamko's recent refusal to provide warranty protection in Canada for Lamarite, it is our opinion that you should do further due diligence to educate yourself about this product, before selecting Lamarite for your roofing. Especially if you are above the California, Missouri, Kansas, Georgia borders as it may be possible that Tamko may have concerns about performance of their products in moisture, freeze-thaw, or severe weather regions, and hence has limited its approved installation region.

We cannot sell the product in Canada as Tamko will not warrant its products outside the USA.