Slate. Tile. Copper. Since 1968.
Alden Bailey specializes in historic and premium roofing — slate, clay tile, and hand-soldered copper. Company-trained craftsmen, six decades of experience, serving Connecticut’s most significant homes.
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Ours Are Crafted.
Nearly six decades of slate, tile, and copper work across Connecticut. Historic homes, landmark buildings, and the kind of roofs that deserve real craftsmanship.
A properly-laid slate roof lasts three generations. A hand-soldered copper roof lasts longer. We install both the way they were meant to be installed — no shortcuts, no compromises.
Premium Roofs Require Premium Craft.
Slate, clay tile, and copper aren’t asphalt shingles. They require trained, patient hands — and installers who have actually done it, not just read about it. Most roofers won’t touch them.
Alden Bailey has been training craftsmen in historic restoration since 1968. Our slate cutters, tile setters, and copper solderers are company-trained, not subcontracted. That’s why our work still stands decades later.
Request a Consultation →Historic and Premium Roofing.
We specialize in what most contractors won’t. Slate, clay tile, hand-soldered copper. The materials that last.
Slate Roofing
Natural slate installed properly — hand-cut, nailed to spec, with lead or copper flashing. Expected lifespan: 75–125 years.
Clay & Concrete Tile
Mediterranean, Spanish, and flat-profile tile. Proper battens, underlayment, and detailing for New England weather.
Copper Roofing
Hand-soldered copper — standing-seam panels, flat locks, finials, dormers. The standard we’re named for.
Copper Gutters & Details
Half-round copper gutters, downspouts, leader heads, and finials. The kind of detail that makes a historic home feel original.
Historic Restoration
Full-roof restoration on landmark and register homes. Research, sourcing, matching, and craftsmanship to period standards.
Craft Takes Time
Consultation
We come out, walk the roof, study the architecture, and discuss the home’s history. Not a sales call — a craft conversation.
Written Scope
Detailed scope with material sourcing, craft schedule, and realistic timeline. Premium work moves deliberately.
Crafted to Period
Our company-trained craftsmen execute the work. Slate cut by hand. Copper soldered on site. Nothing subcontracted.
Company-Trained. Never Subcontracted.
Alden Bailey has been roofing Connecticut’s historic and premium homes since 1968. Glenn Crooker leads the company today, training the craftsmen the way he was trained — hand-cut slate, hand-soldered copper, tile laid by people who have done it a thousand times.
That discipline is why our work is on register homes, landmark buildings, and the kind of residences that deserve materials built to outlast their owners.
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Trusts Its Oldest Roofs to Us.
Historic Restoration Specialists
Slate, tile, copper. Landmark and register homes. The kind of roof most contractors won’t take on.
Company-Trained Craftsmen
No subcontractors. Every craftsman on the roof was trained inside Alden Bailey. That’s how the quality stays consistent.
CT Licensed · BBB A+
Fully licensed, insured, and BBB A+ accredited. Documentation on request.
Nearly 60 Years of Work
Founded 1968. Three generations of craft. Roofs we installed in the 70s are still standing.
What Connecticut Says
Family roofing since 1968 — slate, tile, copper, historic restoration specialists. Exactly the craftsmanship our home needed.
Company-trained craftsmen. You can see the difference the moment they get on the roof.
We had slate contractors quote us — Alden Bailey was the only one who spoke the language of the house. The work shows it.
Historic. Hand-Built. Built to Outlast.
Slate, tile, and copper restorations across Fairfield County and beyond. Every roof company-crafted.
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Yes, particularly for storm-damaged slate and copper, where most contractors aren’t qualified to quote the work properly. We document and specify to the standard the material requires.
Natural slate is a premium material with a 75–125 year lifespan. The installation requires hand-cutting, proper nail placement, and trained flashing work. It’s three to four times the cost of an asphalt roof — and it lasts three to four times as long.
Longer than asphalt. A full slate or copper roof is 3–6 weeks of on-site craft, sometimes more on landmark homes. We give you a firm timeline at consultation.
Full CT HIC license, general liability, worker’s comp. BBB A+ accredited. Documentation with every proposal.
We’ve worked on register homes for decades. We research the original materials, source matching slate or tile where needed, and execute to period standards.
Ridgefield, Danbury, and all of Fairfield County. We also take select projects in Litchfield and Westchester counties.
Serving Fairfield County
Fairfield County
- Ridgefield
- Danbury
- New Canaan
- Greenwich
- Darien
- Wilton
- Weston
Litchfield County
- New Milford
- Washington
- Roxbury
- Bridgewater
Westchester NY
- Bedford
- North Salem
- Pound Ridge
- And more
Not sure if your project fits our specialty? Reach out — we’re expanding all the time.
Begin Your Craft Conversation
Our consultation process is unhurried. We’ll visit the home, study the architecture, and discuss what the roof deserves.