Garage roof

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DKL

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237 months

Saturday 12th January 2013
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Looking for an alternative for a new garage.
Ideally I'd like to keep the roof pitch down to reduce visual impact but this then removes the option of a standard tiled roof as you need a 30 degree pitch to support them.
Cheapest option is corrugated Onduline which would do the job, is light and durable but frankly looks naff. However anything else light enough needs the same labour as tiles as they go on individually or at best in runs of 3 or 4 - cedar shingles, felt tiles or Oberon metal tiles. This then puts the cost back up to where a "proper" tiled roof is.
It will be a big area - 4 bay 40x18 ish.
So any other suggestions that go on in sheets, are light but don't look nasty?

Paul Drawmer

5,039 posts

282 months

Saturday 12th January 2013
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Powder coated steel sheet (bix six type)
http://www.southernsheeting.co.uk/controlpanel/sho...
Can be had in Green.

Watch out for condensation - it'll drip like a shower without insulation!

DKL

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237 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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Is this the sort of thing on industrial steel buildings?
Certainly the type of thing but anything that looks a bit more like tiles but in sheets?

F1SERB

460 posts

168 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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Try www.roofshop.co.uk

The product you are looking for is called Decra it is PVC coated sheets that look like tiles from the ground
Relatively easy to instal and much better than onduline for bigger applications




DKL

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Sunday 13th January 2013
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Cheers David. One of the companies I'm talking to does offer Oberon tiles which seem to be one of theirs. Sheets at 1.3m by 0.3 seems reasonable.

shimmey69

1,525 posts

193 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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you can get normal roof tiles that are good down to a 12.5 degree pitch.

Gaspode

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211 months

Sunday 13th January 2013
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You could try having a look at Plannja Roofing sheets. They are plastic coated steel, but they are shaped to look like tiles. Widely used on t'continent, not su much in the UK, but they look a sight better than the normal corrugated sheets. We have this roofing on our log cabin and are very happy with it.

DKL

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Sunday 13th January 2013
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shimmey69 said:
you can get normal roof tiles that are good down to a 12.5 degree pitch.
That I didn't know, thanks

shimmey69

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193 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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DKL said:
That I didn't know, thanks
No worries

Redlands regents is one make and model. You usually have to lay them with a larger overlap but manufacturers will let you know how much.