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Ready to talk through a slate roof for your Town and Country home? Call (314) 618-8888 or send a quick note about your address and roofline, and we will schedule an on-site slate audit at a time that works for you. Real answers, no pressure.
Slate roofing in Town and Country, MO belongs on the homes it was designed to protect: complex multi-valley custom builds along Price Road and inside Thornhill Estates, plus original 1950s brick colonials still carrying their first or second roof deck. Natural stone runs 75 to 150 years, shrugs off West County hail that shreds asphalt shingles within twelve, and reads as permanent architecture rather than a replaceable finish. At Top Quality Exteriors, we install and restore natural and synthetic slate on premium properties.
The right decision starts with distinguishing restoration from full replacement. Many older Town and Country homes still have serviceable slate paired with failed flashings, copper valleys, and rotted underlayment — a targeted restoration protects the original stone for another generation at a fraction of tear-off cost. New builds and total tear-offs on complex hip-and-valley rooflines call for a full system: S1-grade quarried slate or premium synthetic, copper flashing, and code-compliant decking, coordinated with our residential roofing team.
Natural slate is quarried stone, hand-split, and sorted by grade — S1 is the top-tier ASTM classification, rated for 75-plus years, and it is what belongs on serious Town and Country properties. Vermont slate delivers the classic gray-green and purple-black palette, while Buckingham slate carries a crisp blue-black surface that holds color under West County sun. On the 5,000 to 11,000 square foot custom builds inside Topping Woods and along Kehrs Mill Road, hip returns, ridge slates, and copper valley flashing are the details that separate a lifetime roof from a leaky one. Synthetic slate from DaVinci, EcoStar, and Brava mimics the profile at roughly a third of the weight and half the installed cost — an honest option when the original deck was not framed for real stone. Both products meet Class A fire and Class 4 impact ratings, which matters after the April 2024 and April 2025 storms that swept across West County, coordinated with our tile roofing crew when the scope overlaps a hip tile field.
Slate is a craft trade, and the process has to match it. Every Town and Country project runs the same five-step path so you know exactly what happens next, what it costs, and how long each phase actually takes on your specific roof.
We climb the roof and check every tile, valley, and flashing by hand. Old copper, deck condition, and salvageable stone are all cataloged. You get photos and a written finding.
We specify grade, source, and quantity — S1 quarried stone or matched synthetic. Copper flashing, ridge slates, and hip returns get detailed. Trustee color review is teed up early.
You get a line-item proposal with material grade, labor hours, and permit fees called out. Financing runs through Hearth or GreenSky if needed. Nothing is billed above the bid.
Our slate crew tears off, deck-checks, lays ice and water shield, and hand-hangs every tile with copper nails. Valleys get open copper. Ridge slates and hip caps are set by hand.
We walk the finished roof with you, review the workmanship warranty, and hand over manufacturer documents. The site is scrubbed with magnets. Your permit is closed the same week.
Slate is unforgiving of shortcuts, and the West County market is full of general roofers happy to nail natural stone with the wrong fastener. Top Quality Exteriors runs a dedicated slate and specialty crew, backed by a 52-plus member operation with BBB Accredited A+ standing and Missouri general contractor licensing. Every job is documented from tear-off through ridge closure, so trustees, insurers, and the Development Office see the same paper trail.
You get a 36-Month workmanship warranty as the firm baseline and up to a Lifetime workmanship option with selected slate systems, alongside the manufacturer warranty on synthetic products. Owner Mario Granados and the leadership team draw on 7-plus years of industry experience across premium roofing, and the company has been serving West County properties since it was founded in 2022. Call (314) 618-8888 and speak with someone who has actually walked a slate deck.
Real slate work in Town and Country starts around $40,000 for a modest natural-stone tear-off and climbs quickly with roof complexity. A steep 4,000 square foot custom home in Thornhill Estates with multiple valleys, dormers, and a turret feature can run $80,000 to $140,000 in natural S1 slate with open copper valleys and hand-set ridge slates. Synthetic slate on the same roof lands 40 to 55 percent lower because weight, freight, and install labor all drop.
Restoration on an original slate roof is different math entirely — replacing failed flashings, resetting slipped tiles, and rebuilding copper valleys often runs $12,000 to $30,000 and buys the roof another 25 to 40 years. We break out material, labor, and copper flashing on the written bid so you see where each dollar lands. Extended workmanship coverage carries lifetime terms with select products, and Hearth or GreenSky financing keeps payments flexible.
Every credential we carry is a commitment to quality, safety, and your peace of mind — on every project, in every state we serve.
