We are a fully insured company specializing in historic restoration and preservation of slate and copper roofs. We also do ornamental slate work and new slate roof installations. We are located in western, Pennsylvania and work in that general area, but we do travel over state lines on occasion. We offer nation wide consultation services and training in slate roof restoration, installation and copper flashing techniques.
Our family's passion for slate began in 1968 when Joseph Jenkins first set foot on a slate roof. Since that moment, we've contributed greatly to the slate industry due to the publication of The Slate Roof Bible, the formation of the Slate Roofing Contractors Association of North America, the creation of the largest Traditional Roofing Store in the world, and the publication of the Traditional Roofing Magazine.
The Jenkins family's dedication to the slate industry shines through in our quality of work. We at Jenkins Slate Masters, Inc. strive for perfection and thoroughly enjoy working with slate and copper.
Recent work:
Four Rounded Valleys, Circular Chimney
Penrhyn slate from Wales.
Rounded Slate Valley’s with Welsh Slate
Technical but beautiful.
Rounded Slate Valley’s with Welsh Slate
Orion Jenkins showing off his work.
Pleated Valleys
Shop fabricated 20 oz pleated valleys made from a single piece of copper folded like an accordion.
Turret and Pleated Valleys
It's all in the details.
North Country Black Slate
Copper standing seam inset roof and copper ridge, hips, gutter.
North Country Black Slate Installation
Beautiful black slates from Quebec, Canada.
Copper Snow Guards and Vents
Snow Guards help keep snow and ice from avalanching off of building damaging objects below.
Welsh Slate and Copper Roof Installation
Deep purple slate creates a beautiful contracts against the copper.
Copper Roof
20-ounce, double locked, standing seam roof.
Slate Design
Diamonds interwoven into Welsh purple.
Slate Detail
Welsh Penrhyn slates with Vermont green ascents located in Pittsburgh, PA (august 2017).
Barrel Dormers
With continuous pleated valley pieces and hand seamed 20 ounce copper panels. Pittsburgh, PA (June 2017).
Pizza Oven
New York Red and Vermont Gray.
Ornamental Slating
Work completed by Orion Jenkins at the Slate Roofing Contractors Association 2015 Conference.
Rounded Slate Valley
Recent work of a rounded slate valley - Mt Lebanon, PA.
Heinz Mansion Restoration
Complete restoration of Heinz Mansion (now Warwick Foundation) located in Pittsburgh, PA. (Completed July 2016).
Recent Videos:
Double Lock Standing Seam Roof time-lapse video with photos. All seams are double locked, no solder or caulking necessary, resulting in a roof that will last a lifetime.
This video shows how to mark & cut valley slates in a fast, accurate and professional manner.
Made by Orion Jenkins for "John Stortz and Son, Inc." -- a family owned tool manufacturer and distributor of Roofing tools out of Philidelphia, PA.
This video shows uneducated vs educated flashing techniques on two barrel dormers.
Time-Lapse video of a 20' rounded slate valley installation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (8-30-16)
This video shows the basic idea behind making a soldered vent pipe flashing out of 20-ounce copper. Soldering supplies and irons can be found at www.SlateRoofWarehouse.com.
Complete restoration of the copper flat-lock soldered seam roof on the Warwick Mansion in Pittsburgh, PA (Time-lapse video). Completed summer of 2016.
Time Lapse video of the process of an Ornamental Slate piece made for North Country Slate of Toronto, Canada.
Corbeled chimney rebuild with sandstone accents on a slate roof.
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.””