Best long term flat roof material

propertyrental

All the houses in the mews have flat roofs. This one needs replacing. Have had quotes for fibre glass and (more expensive) Triflex, and I know there are other materials available.

Any recommendations?

FlaatusGoat

EPDM is by far the best

Bradden

The cure-it range is well respected in the trade..

https://www.cureit.com/

MoreProbs

There's also Flexitec2020. Same idea - a GRP-resin combo, but with the resin part retaining  a good level of flexibility so that it doesn't suffer from GRP's possible main drawback, its brittleness? And also being super-adhesive so it can be applied to many substrates, even existing roof coverings if they are sound enough.
I personally don't like EPDM having seen how easily torn it was from a yoof rescuing a football using a branch...
I'd add to ensure that any roof comes with an independent, insurance-backed warranty of 20 years minimum.

FreeBear

Lead, Zinc, Copper, Steel, or even Aluminium are all long lasting alternatives. Expensive, but will outlast most of us.

propertyrental

Thanks for the suggestions. Pros/cons of each?

Anyone with knowledge/experience of Triflex?

stuart45

propertyrental said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Pros/cons of each?

Cons of lead and copper are getting them nicked.

travis-powers

stuart45 said:

propertyrental said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Pros/cons of each?

Cons of lead and copper are getting them nicked.

When I used to work on churches we would be covering up roofs which had it’s lead stolen at least once a month!
A lot was replaced with zinc and stainless steel but I feel it has a very modern look.
 My go to is fleece backed epdm 

propertyrental

travis-powers said:

stuart45 said:

propertyrental said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Pros/cons of each?

Cons of lead and copper are getting them nicked.

...
 My go to is fleece backed epdm 

Any particular reason?

diystarter7

Hi

The one they paint onto the wood sheets - often gry - any good if people walk over it to clean windows etc and is it better than the typical felt??

Thanks if you can help.

travis-powers

propertyrental said:

travis-powers said:

stuart45 said:

propertyrental said:

Thanks for the suggestions. Pros/cons of each?

Cons of lead and copper are getting them nicked.

...
 My go to is fleece backed epdm 

Any particular reason?

I feel that standard epdm is quite thin and could possibly be damaged unlikely but possible, the fleece backed is a lot stronger