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Roof repairs - tiles no longer available

Doc_N
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Roof repairs needed, and accepted as covered by insurers.

Existing roof only 6 years old but now find tiles no longer available.

Anyone any experience of insurers' attitudes in this situation please? Looks like a complete re-roof will be needed with a tile that can be obtained, but that will increase costs substantially. I can see them being difficult about this, but what other option is there?

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  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Can they not source the tiles from a specialist reclaimation yard?
  • Doc_N
    Doc_N Posts: 8,641 Forumite
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    dacouch wrote: »
    Can they not source the tiles from a specialist reclaimation yard?

    They might be able to, I suppose, but this is a pretty new house and I wouldn't be prepared to accept secondhand tiles on it.
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    The Insurers will not pay to reroof the house, if you push your Insurers they might offer to pay 50% of the reroof cost.

    They are more likely to try and source new or used tiles from a reclaimation yard or a specialist company that keeps a stock of discontinued tiles.
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