Is this roof asbestos?

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Author Message   Kurtis Hord Senior Member Username: Kwhord Post Number: 82 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 05:32 pm:        What he said...   Tim Dittmar Junior Member Username: Tim_dittmar Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 04:46 pm:        Casey- that particular shingle pattern/concept is very typical for asbestos shingles- it's effectively single coverage- translation: any visible or other damage is quite likely to be a leak- there's not much or no multiple layer protection common to better single concepts- asbestos is usually also of a predictable life span more so than other materials like slate- repairs to aging roofs of this sort can be viewed as progressively more impractical- disposal of asbestos when re-roofing can be problematic, too...   Joe Jenkins Senior Member Username: Joe Post Number: 314 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 03:25 pm:        Slate does not have any asbestos.   PHILIP CORNOCK New member Username: Pcornock Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2008 Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 02:57 pm:        SO SOME SLATE (NOT CEMENT) ROOFING CAN HAVE ASBESTOS PRESENT?   Joe Jenkins Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 06:59 pm:        It's asbestos.   Casey Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 01:17 pm:        We are considering purchasing the house but noticed the "slate" tiles looked like they had fibers in them. Is it asbestos?