In financial accounting, the balance sheet and income statement are the two most important types of financial statements (others being cash flow statement, and the statement of retained earnings).
(Tip: When you're paying this much for the material, you want a slate specialist to install it.) All told, the cost of installing a slate roof can range from about $1,500 to over $5,000 per square. On a 30-square (3,000 square-foot) roof, that's a price tag of $45,000 to $150,000 for the whole job. Now, back to the question of affordability, or more precisely, relative affordability.
Slate Roofing Tile Costs. As mentioned earlier, the cost of slate roofing tile is probably its biggest con. The cost of slate roofing tile is about $6,000 to $8,000 per square installed, though some estimates are a little more conservative, at anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 per square.