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Nick



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 8:41 am    Post subject: Roofing slate Reply with quote
    

I'm trying to cost out rebuilding my garage. Quotes thus far obtained seem to be around 8 times the price of materials I can buy.

For the roof, I'm looking, for the moment at least, at fake slate. Is there something like this that an be booth in sheets, rather than individual slates? We're replacing corrugated asbestos, so anything is a step up.

Bebo



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Not sure how the costs stack up, but have you considered photovoltaic tiles?

https://www.imerys-roof-tiles.com/clay-tiles-supplies/photovoltaic-tiles.html

onemanband



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.steelroofsheets.co.uk/products.php?cat=15

I don't have experience of said products - I was looking at the site the other day as I have asbestos roofs to replace with corrugated steel.

Nick



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have a feeling that we can't feed into the grid because we don't have the right kind of poles and wires near us (but I could be wrong).

Solar for local use is an idea I confess I hadn't considered.

Ty Gwyn



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There are Steel sheets,that look like Roman pan tiles,a farm where i get feed from built a new office block,and used these for the roof,they look nice,but they said they need a lot more timber purlins,as their quite more pliable,thinner gauge than normal sheets,
Seen adverts for these in the Farmers Guardian.

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What's wrong with corrugated cement?

T.G



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Does it have to be slate as in real or effect? If not marley roof tiles can be picked up really cheap. They tend to come in red or grey or a derivative of (weathered down) in ridge or flat. They're a concrete constitution and last forever almost They are pretty easy to come by and you can buy large quantities for 10's of pounds.

T.G



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROOF-TILES-RECLAIMED-Concrete-Breedon-and-Marley-20p-inc-/110919091732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19d34b0614

These are reclaimed red @ £18 per 100 (there are cheaper but you'd have to bid for those)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROOFING-TILES-MARLEY-MODERN-CONCRETE-192-tiles-per-pallet-/271071277762?pt=UK_BOI_Ceilings_Walls_Roofing_ET&hash=item3f1d1b72c2

This is a pallet of new @ £209.24 for 192 with free UK delivery

The first link is a reclamation yard we've used for slate he's very reasonable, has a wide variety of tiles and slates and will work with a courier.

vegplot



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have you looked at felt shingles, some look quite like slate and come in strips. Easy to trim and fit.

OtleyLad



Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
I have a feeling that we can't feed into the grid because we don't have the right kind of poles and wires near us (but I could be wrong).

Solar for local use is an idea I confess I hadn't considered.


Sounds like its a sloping roof - which direction does it slope?

If its sloping anywhere but north and not overshadowed, its possible to put a panel or two and at least light the garage interior and/or external light?

Nick



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Apex, facing east and west.

T.G



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160425415780?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

I was trying to convince the peak park these were an exciting alternative to slate tiles, 10% weight reduction and a 50 year warranty, AA fire rating, UV resistant plus being 100% made from recyclable materials I thought would be winners in there eyes... oh how wrong I was

12Bore



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

T.G wrote:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160425415780?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

I was trying to convince the peak park these were an exciting alternative to slate tiles, 10% weight reduction and a 50 year warranty, AA fire rating, UV resistant plus being 100% made from recyclable materials I thought would be winners in there eyes... oh how wrong I was

We have something similar on the roof of our new church, we were supposed to re-use a certain percentage of the old slates as part of our PP conditions, however, they were deemed condemned, so we sold them for more than the cost of the synthetics.

T.G



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

12Bore wrote:
T.G wrote:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160425415780?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

I was trying to convince the peak park these were an exciting alternative to slate tiles, 10% weight reduction and a 50 year warranty, AA fire rating, UV resistant plus being 100% made from recyclable materials I thought would be winners in there eyes... oh how wrong I was

We have something similar on the roof of our new church, we were supposed to re-use a certain percentage of the old slates as part of our PP conditions, however, they were deemed condemned, so we sold them for more than the cost of the synthetics.


How do they look up close? Are they naff, as in, you can easily tell or are they relatively perfectly fine?

12Bore



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 12 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They seem fine to me. a bit "synthetic" up really close, but from street level they look fine.

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