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Bay window flat roof replacement
lamialex
Posts: 136 Forumite
Hello,
I just got a quote to repair the roof above my upstairs bay window.
I just got a quote to repair the roof above my upstairs bay window.
QUOTE
Strip bay window flat roof back to plywood
Carry out all necessary repairs on the existing plywood/change if necessary
Install a new 3 layered torched on felt system
Install drip boards & felt flashings
Reinstate 2 row of tiles adjoining the flat roof once felt flashings have been applied
Carry out all necessary repairs
10 years guarantee included
£875
does that look like a good price?
thanks
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Not sure about the price, but I don't like felt, especially as this is the first floor and the warranty is, most likely, worthless. EPDM is better.
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No mention of insulation either. In the current climate, it is well worth putting extra insulation in even if it means raising the height of the roof slightly.
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I'm a house sitter. The landlord paid £1,750 for mine last summer.
Stripped back
Extra insulation
New boards + batons to create slight slope
New lead with decorative edging
Pointing flashing
3 men, long dayLove living in a village in the country side1 -
that gives us an idea i guess, thanksin_my_wellies said:I'm a house sitter. The landlord paid £1,750 for mine last summer.
Stripped back
Extra insulation
New boards + batons to create slight slope
New lead with decorative edging
Pointing flashing
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In my area EPDM is £80 - £100 pm2 more for fleece back but that’s ott for a bay window, if laid correctly will last 25 years+.lamialex said:
thank you for this, that is a great info there, is EPDM much more expensive than felt?grumbler said:Not sure about the price, but I don't like felt, especially as this is the first floor and the warranty is, most likely, worthless. EPDM is better.
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