https://ift.tt/2KQIekf Big Win for Atlantic City Homeowner A home belonging to Adam Lavinsky, Linda Lavinsky and Adria and Mark Fishkin sits about 100 feet from the beach. While they’ve got high rise condos behind them, it’s the ocean view in front of them that they focus on. One of the few remaining older homes in Atlantic City, N.J., the 1906 structure just got a new composite slate roof. Replacing Natural Slate As many know, real slate tiles have a long lifespan. The Lavinskys and Fishkins found that out first hand. The slate tiles on their seaside home are original. That makes them more than 100 years old. However, even natural slate can’t last forever. “The tiles were in decent shape, but had been patched over the years,” says Adam Lavinsky. “Above all, the nails were failing. That means many tiles were falling off, and that’s a dangerous situation.” Researching Composite Slate To protect the structure of the house and reduce safety risks, the homeowners decided it was tim