Reroof: Best Membrane?

stuart45

If there was one all the others would go out of business. 

FreeBear

laurencewhymark said:

Doozergirl said:

laurencewhymark said:

Doozergirl said:

I think with a lot of membranes you cannot leave them on and take your time with tiling as they degrade in direct UV exposure.  IIRC, our roofer said three weeks is about the maximum. 

Seems the majority of membranes state a maximum of 4 months.

Frankly though, I wouldn’t hang about and take a few weeks off. I’d get cracking on the tiles. But, if a downpour was the next day, prior to tiles being laid, I’d like to know it was completely watertight!

Klober Perno Forte seems like a very good contender.

Oh yes, well rain happens to roofers too!  The membrane would be worthless in this country if you had to do it that quickly. 

The house next door to us, being built by a developer had it exposed for months on end...

Well that was my thinking too!

There’s a house just down the road from us which felted (well, membraned) and battened… but no tiles. Been like that for a good 6 months, if not more!

Watching a neighbour doing a <ahem> loft conversion. The tiles were stripped a month ago, and while he is working on the woodwork, tarpaulins are keeping the worst of the weather out. Fingers crossed he gets the tiles back on before Christmas.

In the meantime, my roof is scheduled to be stripped beginning of June - Hopefully, the work will be completed in under two weeks and on budget.

paperclap

FreeBear said:

laurencewhymark said:

Doozergirl said:

laurencewhymark said:

Doozergirl said:

I think with a lot of membranes you cannot leave them on and take your time with tiling as they degrade in direct UV exposure.  IIRC, our roofer said three weeks is about the maximum. 

Seems the majority of membranes state a maximum of 4 months.

Frankly though, I wouldn’t hang about and take a few weeks off. I’d get cracking on the tiles. But, if a downpour was the next day, prior to tiles being laid, I’d like to know it was completely watertight!

Klober Perno Forte seems like a very good contender.

Oh yes, well rain happens to roofers too!  The membrane would be worthless in this country if you had to do it that quickly. 

The house next door to us, being built by a developer had it exposed for months on end...

Well that was my thinking too!

There’s a house just down the road from us which felted (well, membraned) and battened… but no tiles. Been like that for a good 6 months, if not more!

Watching a neighbour doing a <ahem> loft conversion. The tiles were stripped a month ago, and while he is working on the woodwork, tarpaulins are keeping the worst of the weather out. Fingers crossed he gets the tiles back on before Christmas.

In the meantime, my roof is scheduled to be stripped beginning of June - Hopefully, the work will be completed in under two weeks and on budget.

That's what is still drawing me toward paying someone else to do it!

Either DIY it. Save a load of money, but have the ballache of it all.

Or, "trust" a roofing company to get it done in a week or two, but for say £8,000 or more.