DaVinci Multi-Width Slate — Colleyville, TX

The Challenge

This home in Montclair, Colleyville needed a roof with the presence its architecture demanded — without the weight, fragility, and upkeep that come with natural materials in North Texas. After years of hail seasons taking their toll on the existing aging natural slate, the homeowner wanted a dimensional slate look engineered for Tarrant County weather. The color choice was deliberate: they wanted the deep, uniform charcoal of true black slate, and DaVinci's Slate Black delivers exactly that — without natural slate's weight or fragility.

Why DaVinci Composite Slate

We install both of the leading composite slate brands — Brava and DaVinci — and matched this home to DaVinci based on the profile, color blend, and architecture. As a synthetic slate engineered from virgin resins, it carries the dimensional depth of quarried stone without its drawbacks. The deciding factors:

• —Class 4 impact resistance — the highest hail rating available
• —Multi-width slate tiles — five widths (6", 7", 9", 10", and 12") laid in varied courses for the authentic, non-repeating look of a hand-laid natural slate roof
• —Rated for 180 mph winds, Class 4 hail impact, and Class A fire — engineered from virgin resins with UV and thermal stabilizers
• —A fraction of the weight of natural slate — no structural reinforcement
• —A lifetime limited warranty backed by one of the category's longest track records

The Installation

Full tear-off, deck inspection, and a manufacturer-spec DaVinci installation. Multi-width composite slate is laid with the width mix varied course to course — the five widths distributed so no pattern repeats across a single plane, the way a hand-laid natural slate roof would read. The fastening schedule, exposure, and flashing details were all executed to DaVinci Roofscapes' written specification, which is what keeps the Lifetime Limited Material Warranty valid.

The Result

From the street, the Slate Black roofline reads as true quarried slate — deep, uniform charcoal with real dimensional presence. Built for the next thirty hail seasons, not the next one.