French Provincial styling is popular on new construction for a good reason. It’s a beautiful style that will remain timeless as the slate roofing will age gracefully and endure for well over a hundred years. Well, at least if we do the roofing anyway. As you’ve already seen by looking around the Melbourne area, many “new” slate roofs aren’t doing so well. You won’t have to worry about that when Abardeen does the slate roofing.