Can anybody give me a very rough idea how much it would cost to refelt
a flat roof approx 8ftx18ft. Some of the timbers need replacing but I
need some idea of the basic cost so I can budget this in with some
other work that I doing.
It was last done about 22 years ago. Would this be about the life span
of a flat roof?
The felt actually looks ok and I can't detect any leaks but I have the
ceiling down for other work and the timber in a couple of area looks
bad but could well be from before the last refelting.

Thanks

Kevin

"Kev" wrote:
Can anybody give me a very rough idea how much it would cost to refelt
a flat roof approx 8ftx18ft. Some of the timbers need replacing but I
need some idea of the basic cost so I can budget this in with some
other work that I doing.

Is this materials only for DIY? If not, a roofer would probably charge
between 30 quid and 60 quid a square metre depending on how much wood needs
replacing, how many layers of felt, what finish you want and amount of
labour and materials.

It was last done about 22 years ago. Would this be about the life span
of a flat roof?

Yes, on average.

The felt actually looks ok and I can't detect any leaks but I have the
ceiling down for other work and the timber in a couple of area looks
bad but could well be from before the last refelting.

You will need to decide whether to replace now or leave it until it is
obviously leaking.

Thanks

Kevin

Phil Anthropist wrote:
"Kev" wrote:
Can anybody give me a very rough idea how much it would cost to refelt
a flat roof approx 8ftx18ft. Some of the timbers need replacing but I
need some idea of the basic cost so I can budget this in with some
other work that I doing.

Is this materials only for DIY? If not, a roofer would probably charge
between 30 quid and 60 quid a square metre depending on how much wood needs
replacing, how many layers of felt, what finish you want and amount of
labour and materials.

It was last done about 22 years ago. Would this be about the life span
of a flat roof?

Yes, on average.

The felt actually looks ok and I can't detect any leaks but I have the
ceiling down for other work and the timber in a couple of area looks
bad but could well be from before the last refelting.

You will need to decide whether to replace now or leave it until it is
obviously leaking.

Thanks

Kevin

I think that it is 3 layers. I hadn't thought about getting it done
until I saw the underside. I can see one area of the original timber
planks that is heavily stained but is bone dry. I am assuming that this
was from a leak before the last time it was felted but poking the
suspect area shows that it has been rotten by it now dry. Some of the
facia looks a bit iffy as well.
I will get it done now, not by me, but I need to budget this on with
other work going on hence the guestimate of a price.
I would guess that I am looking at about £1000 tops excluding and
timber replacement.
Can I assume that the facias could be replaced with plastic?

Kevin

"Kev" wrote:
I think that it is 3 layers. I hadn't thought about getting it done
until I saw the underside. I can see one area of the original timber
planks that is heavily stained but is bone dry. I am assuming that this
was from a leak before the last time it was felted but poking the
suspect area shows that it has been rotten by it now dry. Some of the
facia looks a bit iffy as well.
I will get it done now, not by me, but I need to budget this on with
other work going on hence the guestimate of a price.
I would guess that I am looking at about £1000 tops excluding and
timber replacement.
Can I assume that the facias could be replaced with plastic?

Kevin
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There's no point putting rotten wooden fascias back on, even if they
survived being taken off. It would make sense to replace with upvc.

Phil Anthropist wrote:


There's no point putting rotten wooden fascias back on, even if they
survived being taken off. It would make sense to replace with upvc.

Yes, what I meant to say was plastic facias could be fitted rather than
new wooden ones.

Kevin

"Kev" wrote in message
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Can anybody give me a very rough idea how much it would cost to refelt
a flat roof approx 8ftx18ft. Some of the timbers need replacing but I
need some idea of the basic cost so I can budget this in with some
other work that I doing.
It was last done about 22 years ago. Would this be about the life span
of a flat roof?
The felt actually looks ok and I can't detect any leaks but I have the
ceiling down for other work and the timber in a couple of area looks
bad but could well be from before the last refelting.

Thanks

Kevin

About £30 m2. Including drips & flashing, excluding any new boards
18' = 5.4864m. 8' = 2.4384. 5.5 x 2.5 = 13.75m2 x £30 = £412.5.

Keith