"Pete C" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:10:33 -0000, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:

What is the best flat roofing system?

I want it to last as long as possible without maintenance. Cost is not an
issue. Subsequent access will be extremely expensive, so it needs to be
bombproof, or at least sun and rain proof, for decades.

Christian.


Hi,

Thick thick (1/4"?) fibreglass, with white pigment for UV protection
and/or gelcoat on top.

Maybe get a roofing contractor to do it, but with double or even
triple overlapped layers of the normal thickness, carried over any
edge flashings. Either that or read the guarantee very carefully...

Does the Polyroof system state what weight the fibreglass is or how
thick it is?

cheers,
Pete.

We got a fibre glass flat roof done by these people a few years ago and they
did a very good job...

http://www.rooftec.co.uk/

The price wasn't much more then a standard felt and tar option but it's a
far better solution with a lengthy guarantee.