Replacing Flat Roof On Garage

rayhool

My garage has started leaking in and I have had a roofer round to look at it and he say's it needs a couple of boards replacing and all the felt needs to be replaced at the cost of £1200! Basically I cannot afford this and I freely admit I am a DIY disaster so do not feel I would do a adequate job myself. Has anyone got any idea's for cheaper alternatives or is this roofer ripping me off? By the way it is a standard single garage.

Lorian

rayhool wrote:

My garage has started leaking in and I have had a roofer round to look at it and he say's it needs a couple of boards replacing and all the felt needs to be replaced at the cost of £1200! Basically I cannot afford this and I freely admit I am a DIY disaster so do not feel I would do a adequate job myself. Has anyone got any idea's for cheaper alternatives or is this roofer ripping me off? By the way it is a standard single garage.

Sounds a lot to me. Get at least two more quotes and you'll have a better idea what the job should cost. Best to pick someone recommended to you.

letsbehonest

This is a lot of money for what you discribe, I had my whole garage roof completely replaced for £1250 and I thought that was expensive( insurance claim). Check your insurance policy for damage done by vandalism ect, ie kids playing up on garage roofs,

rafi_2

My flat roof on the garage has also started leaking - it has a corrugated metal roof. The only quote I have had so far is for taking off the existing roof and replacing the boarding and corrugated metal - £2500 for similar metal and £4500 for a superior coated metal. I feel this is a bit excessive. Any thoughts please.

Obviously I want a few more quotes before anything is decided.

Thanks

mercurystar999

Can you claim on your insurasnce for flat roofs? I was under the impression you couldn't.

robwend

rayhool you are going to be so robbed if you do that.my whole house is a flat roof!!!! unusual but not that uncommon, now to replace the whole roof of my house costs £1200!!! thatsa house!! with a triple layer felt,

coolagarry

I have a double detached garage and it had a flat roof that leaked. I was quoted £2,000 to replace it so I had a pitched roof with tiles fitted instead for £4,000. Looks a lot better and I'm sure has increased the value of the house by at least that much and- hopefully - will never need repairing apart from replacing the odd tile.

merlintouch

If the roof was damaged in a storm you can claim for the roof on your insurance otherwise you will have to pay for it unless it was vandalised.

As a former roofing estimator I would say the price should be around £900 to £1000, less if the deck only needs minor repairs rather than a full replacement.

This should get you a 10 year material and labour guarantee.

If the quote allows for roof edge protection it is a fair price however a garage is one of those grey areas where a roofing company is unlikely to add roofedge even although it is legally required.

Shop around and make sure you get a polyester reinforced cap sheet as glass based is a waste of time.

If your tight for money buy a brush on coating system and dry the roof and coat it. This is a temporary measure but it will buy you some time to save up.

Hope this helps.

latecomer

As the post is about 2.5 years old I suspect they may have fixed the roof by now

Airwolf1

latecomer wrote: »

As the post is about 2.5 years old I suspect they may have fixed the roof by now

I thought it was just me! Phew.