On Jul 22, 12:53*pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
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* *NT wrote:

Firring stips already mentioned. The other way is to add an extra row
of bricks along the back. Now if you want a long lasting flattish
roof, add 3 or 4 rows of bricks, use asbestos replacement flat sheet
to roof it, then add roof tiles on top. That really lasts.

Can you get tiles for such a gentle slope? I'd have thought rain could get
blown between them too easily.

The point is to use ordinary roofing tiles. Rain does blow in, hence
the asbestos or similar underlayer. The asbestos (etc) solves the
issue of the tiles (rain gets blown in), and the tiles solve the issue
of the asbestos (fragility). Result is a shallow sloped roof that can
last a lifetime and looks ok.


NT