Roof Cladding
We would like the house to have a roof cladding consistant with its architechtural period. This means corrugated steel, or slate, or slate-look-alike ("faux" as they say when they really mean "fake).
We have quotes on ceramic shingles, and on slate. The two are not that far apart, but we are uncertain about the quality of the slate. In many cases, cheap slate is not a good product. The best slate comes from Wales, but it is oh-so-expensive. Spain seems to be the main supplier of affordable slate. We need to investigate the quality issue though.
The ceramic shingles are thin, look a lot like slate, and have a 50-year guarentee. That's impressive. And its cheaper than slate. But we have not decided on anything yet. If we were sane, we would put Colourbond corrugated steel on the thing!
We have quotes on ceramic shingles, and on slate. The two are not that far apart, but we are uncertain about the quality of the slate. In many cases, cheap slate is not a good product. The best slate comes from Wales, but it is oh-so-expensive. Spain seems to be the main supplier of affordable slate. We need to investigate the quality issue though.
The ceramic shingles are thin, look a lot like slate, and have a 50-year guarentee. That's impressive. And its cheaper than slate. But we have not decided on anything yet. If we were sane, we would put Colourbond corrugated steel on the thing!
posted by Steve at Friday, January 28, 2005
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