Replaced ridge tile

Lo-Lo

Hi everyone,
I just got a ridge tile on my roof replaced that blew off. It cost £50+VAT which was the best quote I could find. The roofer replaced it with a secondhand tile, to get the best match, which I imagine could be standard practice, but I can't help feel I'd be better off with a new tile for longevity.

I'm just about to pay the invoice, so I thought I'd get a second opinion before I settle for it. It's a 1980s house, pretty standard tiles.

Thanks!

50Twuncle

Lo-Lo wrote: »

Hi everyone,
I just got a ridge tile on my roof replaced that blew off. It cost £50+VAT which was the best quote I could find. The roofer replaced it with a secondhand tile, to get the best match, which I imagine could be standard practice, but I can't help feel I'd be better off with a new tile for longevity.

I'm just about to pay the invoice, so I thought I'd get a second opinion before I settle for it. It's a 1980s house, pretty standard tiles.

Thanks!

£50+vat ?
That's very cheap - as for the tile itself - If it suits the house - and matches colour-wise, I would leave it as it is
Concrete tiles generally last for years and years - our 60 year old house, still has the original tiles on it - so if your tiles are a similar colour to the originals - it is probably a similar age (ie 30 ish years old) - so as long as it was not damaged/cracked - it should last another 20 + years

no1catman

Quick - get it done before he changes his mind.


I had several that were still in place, but the cement had come away. Builder insisted he should have scaffolding (add a '0'). It seemed that the guy did a good job - wind noise stopped - but soon after (months) - cement from part of them came down.
I suspect, that the mix used from the centre of the bucket was good, but the later part from the edge of the bucket was too sandy and failed.
I had an Insurance Building Survey (here for a totally different inside job) look at it - not impressed.
But the guy, wouldn't do anything about it. Funny - rang him via the home phone - no answer, rang again on my mobile - answered straight away!!

Lo-Lo

Thanks chaps - put my mind at ease there

ohreally

Most folks wouldn't get up on the roof for that amount. Pay the roofer and thank him profusely.

LittleJohn

ohreally wrote: »

Most folks wouldn't get up on the roof for that amount.

Agree entirely, the way I look at these things would I want to risk my life for £50?

Keep his telephone number as he sounds a good find

force_ten

I just thought this was funny

but I can't help feel I'd be better off with a new tile for longevity.

yes a new tile would last longer but when the original roof fails and needs replacing in however many years time you would have one good ridge tile that has many years life still in it

I live in a house built in the 50,s and the concrete tiles and ridge tiles are still original and they are no longer made, so when we had some ridge tiles blow off in the storms and damage some of the field tiles we had to scour the salvage yards to get replacements

nothing wrong with old tiles, new ones if you can get them would stand out like a sore thumb on an old and weathered roof

themull1

Mine stand out like a sore thumb on my old weathered roof!! my house is 1950's and eight ridge tiles fell off and smashed some tiles on my garage roof. O paid £500