CUPA PIZARRAS Heavy 3 roof slates have been installed as part of a striking listed church conversion in Monifieth, Scotland. The architect specified them due to their similar characteristics and appearance to the original Welsh slate roof.
Built in 1872, the Category C Listed church in Monifieth, near Dundee, had been unused since at least 2014. With a T-shaped floor plan and Victorian Gothic architecture, the church space was bought by J&T Empire Ltd to convert into four luxury apartments.
The conversion, designed by Jon Frullani Architect Ltd, sought to utilise existing features including the round bell tower, Tudor arch-styled windows and internal Gothic arches.
After conversations with the local CUPA PIZARRAS sales representative, the company’s Heavy 3 slate was specified. Considered to be the ideal roofing slate for many sensitive heritage projects in Scotland due to its resemblance to traditional Scottish Ballachulish slate, the Heavy 3 natural slate is also UV-, chemical- and pollutant-resistant and comes with a 100-year warranty.
The contractor on the project endorsed the selection, saying:
We always recommend CUPA PIZARRAS slate when a product selection hasn’t yet been made, so I was pleased that the architect had already specified CUPA PIZARRAS slate in this case. Easy to cut and install, it is also consistent in terms of thickness and shape. In my opinion, it’s one of the leading roof slate brands.
