Slate is one of the toughest roofing materials on the planet — but it’s not maintenance-free, especially up here in the Poconos. Freeze-thaw cycles, hail, and decades of weather wear down the fasteners, the flashing, and the underlayment long before the slate itself gives out. Simon Says Roofing specializes in slate roof repair across Monroe County and knows exactly how to keep your slate roof doing what it was built to do.
A lot of older homes in the Pocono Mountains still have original slate roofs from decades ago — and that’s a good thing. Slate lasts longer than almost anything else you can put on a roof, and repairing it is almost always smarter than tearing it off. Call Simon Says Roofing and we’ll find out exactly what your slate roof needs.
Slate itself is incredibly durable. Most of the time, the problems aren’t the tiles — they’re everything around them. Here’s what Simon Says Roofing sees most often on slate roofs across the Stroudsburg area:
Slate roofing is a specialized trade — not every contractor knows how to work with it without causing more damage than they fix. Simon Says Roofing handles slate repair the right way, across Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, and the rest of Monroe County.
Cracked, chipped, or broken slate tiles get pulled out carefully and replaced with a matching piece. We source tiles that fit your roof's existing color and texture so the repair blends in, not stands out.
When the nails or hooks holding your slate in place start to fail — which happens to every slate roof eventually — we reset, re-secure, or replace them. Loose fasteners mean loose tiles, and loose tiles mean leaks.
Leaks on a slate roof are almost never the slate itself. We trace the water back to the actual source — failed flashing, bad underlayment, a cracked tile — and fix it at the root, not just where it's dripping.
The felt and barrier material under your slate wears out long before the tiles do. When it fails, water gets into the decking and framing while the slate above still looks fine. We replace the underlayment and resecure the slate over it properly.
Storm knocked tiles loose or cracked through? Rain is getting in and you need it stopped now? Simon Says Roofing responds to emergency slate repairs across Monroe County fast — before more weather makes it worse.
We get on the roof, check every section, and identify exactly which tiles are damaged and whether the fasteners and underlayment underneath are holding up.
We source replacement slate that matches your existing roof in color, texture, and weight — then swap out the bad tiles and re-secure everything properly.
Flashing gets re-sealed or replaced, fasteners get tightened or reset, and your slate roof is back to being watertight.
Slate roof repair is a specialized skill — and doing it wrong can damage the tiles that have already lasted a hundred years. Simon Says Roofing works with slate roofs across the Pocono Mountains regularly, we understand how this climate specifically wears them down, and we source matching tiles that fit your roof the way they're supposed to. One call, free look, no pressure.
The short answer is that it depends on how much of the roof is still in good condition and where the problems are concentrated. If you’ve got a handful of damaged or missing shingles in one area — say, after a storm or around a chimney or vent — and the rest of the roof is holding up, a repair is usually the right call. But if the shingles are curling across large sections, the granules have worn off to the point where you can see the mat underneath, or you’re seeing damage in multiple spots spread across the whole roof, you’re probably looking at a replacement. Simon Says Roofing will come out, take a hard look at the whole thing, and give you a straight answer — we’d rather tell you a repair will do the job than sell you a new roof you don’t need yet.
If the slate tiles themselves are still in solid shape — and most of the time they are — repairing is the smarter move by a wide margin. Slate can last a century or more, and replacing it with something else means giving up a material that’s already proven it can hold up. We’ll tell you honestly if the roof has hit the point where replacement makes more sense.
We source natural slate from quarries that produce tiles in a range of colors, thicknesses, and textures. We bring samples up to your roof, compare them in real light, and make sure the replacement tiles are as close to what’s already there as possible. An exact match isn’t always guaranteed with natural stone — but we get as close as the material allows.
Most slate repairs — a handful of tiles, some flashing work, re-securing fasteners — get done in a single day. Larger jobs that involve underlayment replacement or a significant number of tiles may take two or three days depending on the scope. We’ll give you the timeline upfront before we start.
We handle both natural quarried slate and synthetic slate products. Whether your roof is original slate from decades ago or a newer synthetic installation, we know how to work with it, repair it, and keep it performing the way it should up here in the Poconos.
Simon Says Roofing handles everything from brand-new installations to emergency repairs — and everything in between — for homes and businesses across Stroudsburg and the Pocono Mountains. If your roof needs attention, if you’re not sure what shape it’s in, or if a storm just came through and you want someone knowledgeable to take a look, pick up the phone or reach out online. Free estimate, no pressure, no
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