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Slate & Cedar Roofing Co. · Since 1964

Service areas

Eight towns. Sixty years. One coast.

We don’t chase work across three states. We roof the North Shore — because knowing a town’s weather, codes, and architecture is half of doing the job right.

Radius ≈ 25 miles of coastline Historic districts All 8 commissions

Why it matters

Roofing is a local trade.

The right roof in Ipswich is the wrong roof on Marblehead Neck. Salt exposure, wind fetch, tree cover, and historic commissions all change the answer — and we’ve spent six decades learning each town’s.

  • We know the inspectors. By name, by preference, by pet peeve. Permits move faster when the paperwork arrives the way each office likes it.
  • We know the weather’s habits. Which streets flood, which ridgelines catch the gusts, which slopes grow moss by August.
  • We’re twenty minutes away. Warranty service isn’t a road trip — it’s on the way home.
The territorySwampscott → Newburyport

The towns

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Essex County · 01945

Marblehead

Historic district slate, harbor-wind uplift, and the saltiest air on our route. Our home town — and our home field.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01970

Salem

McIntire District Federals, witch-city Victorians, and commission paperwork we can file in our sleep.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01915

Beverly

From Beverly Farms estates to Ryal Side capes — the widest range of roof types in any town we serve.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01907

Swampscott

Dense streets, steep gables, and ocean exposure on three sides. Staging here is its own craft — ours.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01944

Manchester-by-the-Sea

Cedar country. Shingle-style cottages that want hand-split shake and the patience to install it right.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01930

Gloucester

America’s oldest seaport throws its worst weather here first. Metal and slate that can take the hint.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01938

Ipswich

More first-period homes than any town in America — and roofers who treat 1690 framing with due reverence.

Local expertise
Essex County · 01950

Newburyport

Federal-era brick, widow’s walks, and rooflines best handled by crews who’ve walked them for decades.

Local expertise

Just outside the lines? Call anyway — for slate and copper work we’ll happily go the extra town. Ask us →

Twenty minutes away, sixty years deep

Your town is our beat.