At the present time I believe the flat roof to my bungalow loft conversion 
to be in good condition but would like to have it resurfaced this time 
before problems develop! I am considering the various alternatives - 
Sarnasil, Felt, Fibreglass. As a 59 year old my ideal would be a  surface 
that would last long enough for me not to have to bother about it again - 
hence a preference for some form of covering other than felt. The roof is 
approximately 22 feet by 30 feet. I have heard conflicting comments re 
fibreglass i.e. excellent or might become brittle / crack. Has anyone any 
experiences to share ideas of relative costs, durability etc?

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> At the present time I believe the flat roof to my bungalow loft conversion
> to be in good condition but would like to have it resurfaced this time
> before problems develop! I am considering the various alternatives -
> Sarnasil, Felt, Fibreglass. As a 59 year old my ideal would be a  surface
> that would last long enough for me not to have to bother about it again -
> hence a preference for some form of covering other than felt. The roof is
> approximately 22 feet by 30 feet. I have heard conflicting comments re
> fibreglass i.e. excellent or might become brittle / crack. Has anyone any
> experiences to share ideas of relative costs, durability etc?
>


Not a lot of help I know but I was going to have my flat roof done in lead

Regards Jeff

> > At the present time I believe the flat roof to my bungalow loft conversion
> > to be in good condition but would like to have it resurfaced this time
> > before problems develop! I am considering the various alternatives -
> Not a lot of help I know but I was going to have my flat roof done in lead


I was thinking of doing mine in the rubber stuff, but i`ve never done a 
roof before :-}

http://rubbershield.co.uk/Flat_Roof_Specialist_homepage_2.html

They sell to DIY and seem to have fairly decent instructions on their 
site on how to do it yourself.

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On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:31:08 GMT, "new.ntlworld.com"
 wrote:


>At the present time I believe the flat roof to my bungalow loft conversion 
>to be in good condition but would like to have it resurfaced this time 
>before problems develop! I am considering the various alternatives - 
>Sarnasil, Felt, Fibreglass. As a 59 year old my ideal would be a  surface 
>that would last long enough for me not to have to bother about it again - 
>hence a preference for some form of covering other than felt. The roof is 
>approximately 22 feet by 30 feet. I have heard conflicting comments re 
>fibreglass i.e. excellent or might become brittle / crack. Has anyone any 
>experiences to share ideas of relative costs, durability etc? 


Use a decent quality roofing felt with an underlay and it should last
25 years at least.

Some of these modern roofing 'systems' seem a good idea in practice
but problems develop after only a few years, due to thermal
contraction, sunlight etc..etc.

Lead would be good but very expensive and the roof joists would
probably need strengthening.

sponix

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> Use a decent quality roofing felt with an underlay and it should last
> 25 years at least.
> 
> Some of these modern roofing 'systems' seem a good idea in practice
> but problems develop after only a few years, due to thermal
> contraction, sunlight etc..etc.


When had our (36m2) flat roof repaired 2 years ago, we investigated the 
modern systems,  and as most of the neighbouring properties also have 
large flat roofs of the same age, we asked around what systems they had 
used and most reported problems with the "new" systems.
Now, whether or not this was due to poor workmanship, I wouldn't know, 
but in the end though we went for the traditional "3 ply" torched on 
felt solution (with sbs felt).

Lee
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We used these people a few years ago...

http://www.rooftec.co.uk/

Very nice product and system and didn't cost much more then traditional felt 
and tar.