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Author Message   Dawn DuBois Posted on Friday, February 02, 2001 - 12:05 am:        I have a small leak on my roof, I've been told that I have the "Best" slate to have, the Vermont black And Rhode Island Red, and that with some minor repairs and maintenance my roof should last a total of roughly 150- 200 years. The problem is the contractor wants $10,000.00 to fix things that aren't broken! We are kinda between a rock and a hard place,(excuse the pun) because there seems to be noone around that can work on slate. Plese help! At least educate me on how much the average bundle of slate costs etc... I realize this is just the beginning and I have many more questions. Thanks.   Joe Jenkins Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2001 - 03:42 pm:        There is no Rhode Island red. There is New York red. Also Vermont black is not a common slate on old roofs. Most of the hard black came from Peach Bottom, PA area, or Virginia. Have you checked the directory of slate roofers on this web site? (www.jenkinsslate.com/directory.html)   Anonymous Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 11:45 pm:        Rhode Island Red is a type of chicken! Oh well...   Anonymous Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 07:32 pm:        A Rhode Island Red is a chicken, not a slate.   robin Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 04:33 pm:        ah.. u seem to know lot about chickens... :-))) anyhow, for 10,000 I'll fly to the US to repair your roof... that says enough?   admin Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 07:52 pm:        is that 10,000 chickens?   robin Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 03:00 am:        DEAL! if they can fly...