garage roof - new sheeting over old?

usman330

Hi all


Need to repair a garage which is outlying from the house, the roof is made from very old asbestos sheet roofing and we have a few leaks in the garage.






Im thinking of just going over the old roof sheeting with new sheeting, but am not sure how the new sheets should be secured down. Would a product like gripfill do the job or just blow away? Or should I nail the new sheets through the old sheets and into the roof battens?


Also, I have seen some good value seconds of roof sheeting on ebay, but it appears this is ideally for proper sloping roofs. Can anyone see any problems if I was to use this on the garage roof bearing in mind the slope on the garage roof is minimal. These are the sheets im looking at:










Thanks for any advice or tips

davethetaller

usman330 wrote: »

Hi all


Need to repair a garage which is outlying from the house, the roof is made from very old asbestos sheet roofing and we have a few leaks in the garage.






Im thinking of just going over the old roof sheeting with new sheeting, but am not sure how the new sheets should be secured down. Would a product like gripfill do the job or just blow away? Or should I nail the new sheets through the old sheets and into the roof battens?


Also, I have seen some good value seconds of roof sheeting on ebay, but it appears this is ideally for proper sloping roofs. Can anyone see any problems if I was to use this on the garage roof bearing in mind the slope on the garage roof is minimal. These are the sheets im looking at:










Thanks for any advice or tips

Hi,

I would be interested in folks opinion on this, as I have a similar issue.

My fall is about 30 degrees, and I would love not to have to take it to the tip, what with asbestos / double bagging / etc.

I too, have seen it on the auction sites..

Thanks.

glasgowdan

I wouldn't want to put sheeting on top of the asbestos. If you ever come to sell up the home reports will still highlight the presence of asbestos and grade that section down accordingly. Buyers will also be concerned.

I'm moving to a house with the exact same roof and we're getting a company to lift it, build trusses and put a proper tiled roof on. I think it's an investment that will be worth it.

davethetaller

glasgowdan wrote: »

I wouldn't want to put sheeting on top of the asbestos. If you ever come to sell up the home reports will still highlight the presence of asbestos and grade that section down accordingly. Buyers will also be concerned.

I'm moving to a house with the exact same roof and we're getting a company to lift it, build trusses and put a proper tiled roof on. I think it's an investment that will be worth it.

Thanks for that glasgowdan.

I think that I will do exactly that too.