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  • Anyone know anything about buying a new roof? Aside from choosing slate over concrete tiles what else should I be aware of?

    The spread on the quotes is ridiculous. £4.5k > £10k

  • Anyone know anything about buying a new roof? Aside from choosing slate over concrete tiles what else should I be aware of?

    Check they have quoted for a natural slate rather than a man-made type of you want to go down that route. Spanish slate is decent quality and far cheaper than UK stuff. You will need them to lay new breather membrane and battens. What condition are the flashings in? Have some of the companies assumed they will be retained? £4.5k sounds cheap.

  • Thanks for this.
    I think the lowest price is assuming the flashing and fascia boards can be retained but I'll need to dig in a bit and make sure the top end is 100% new everything.

    Why can't tradesman give proper itemised quotes? It's a right ball ache.

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