Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and I have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have to
be replaced yet again.

kindest regards

(cisco kid) wrote in message . com...
Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and I have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have to
be replaced yet again.

kindest regards

Our flat roofed garage/car port is decked with T&G flooring boards.
We've just had it re-felted due to a leak with no need to replace any
of the timbers which are now 20+ years old.

Andrew

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cisco kid wrote:
Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and I have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have to
be replaced yet again.

Just about anything other than any form of chipboard.

--
*If you lived in your car, you'd be home by now *

Dave Plowman London SW
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(cisco kid) wrote in message
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Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and I have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have to
be replaced yet again.

kindest regards

Our flat roofed garage/car port is decked with T&G flooring boards.
We've just had it re-felted due to a leak with no need to replace any
of the timbers which are now 20+ years old.

Ditto, with our flat roofs (extension and garage) which is 35+ years
old. Actually there had been a little rotting, but that was where we
think there had been a persistent, but small leak for many years. And
replacing bits of T&G boards was easy enough.

The T&G on the bat roof was probably original 1930's boards and also
sound.
--
Chris French, Leeds

(cisco kid) wrote in message
. com...
Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and I have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have
to be replaced yet again.

kindest regards

You can get marine ply which is a bit more water resistant.
My own choice is old floorboards from the reclamation yard.
With a quick dip in Cuprinol 5star.

On 31 Oct 2004 16:53:09 -0800, (cisco kid)
wrote:

Hi Everyone - Anyone with advice on the best affordable and durable
material to use for flat roof decking. I have thought about 18mm
plywood but it seems quite expensive and If have been told if water
does manage to seep past the felting then it will swell up and have to
be replaced yet again.

Hi,

It won't swell much but will eventually rot if it stays very damp or
wet. If this will be a problem look into pressure treated/tanalised
ply.

A lot depends on the covering, if it's EPDM or fibreglass the chance
of leaks should be reduced compared to felt.

cheers,
Pete.

Hi Cisco Kid



I recently had a flat roof problem and decided to put a fibreglass roof
on myself a DIY project. I came across an ebook book priced =A32
advertised in google sponserd links on the web at;

www.flatroof-advice.co.uk

It proved very beneficial it is in two sections one concerning hiring a
flat roofer, i.e. questions to ask, how much you should pay, what
materials should be used, how to avoid the "cowboys", what the isurance
and guarantees mean etc; and another section concerned with DIY which
included easy to understand graphic illustration. It was full of useful
information concerning all aspects of flat roofing, how to fit the
decking, different types of material, how to fit a warm roof, where to
source fibreglass supplies and how to apply it etc;
Best of luck with your roof;

and hope this is of help

Regards=20

Fred