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Hi All
Just built a shed- 2m by 3.5m but looking for roof covering. Used traditional felt type stuff in the past, but wondering if there are any reasonable alternatives out there? Its a pent roof- ie single flat roof with no angle in it. Shed will be lined and used as a working space. All ideas and experience welcome!!
Cheers
Paul
EDPM
We're looking at corrugated bitumen for our impending shed re-roof job, supposedly easy to work and long lasting.
Seconded EDPM - way easier than felt to install & will last longer.
Yep... rubber.
I used coroline (the corrugated bitumen) on a chicken house roof and it works well also - looks somewhat more agricultural though. Plus you have to screw into your roof to fit it which gives potential for leaks.
I got fed up replacing the felt on our 13' x 7' shed. I just put corrugated steel sheet over the top - fanastic, untouched for 7 years so far.
I'd do EPDM too. Process well explained here:
Yeah you can get steel corrugated sheets in many reclamation yards if you're lucky.
I used it on my big shed, you never touch it and it looks dope.
mrmonkfinger
We’re looking at corrugated bitumen for our impending shed re-roof job, supposedly easy to work and long lasting.
I've just bought some Coroline to replace the polycarb corrugated stuff on our shed roof that acquired about 30 holes in a hailstorm a couple of years ago. At the time, I patched it up with gorilla tape as a 'short term' solution and that is all peeling off, so something needs to be done!
I am yet to fit it yet, but it's all been delivered - total cost for extra timber required (the current roof is flaky at best, so might not be required in your case), the Coroline sheets & ridge pieces & some screw-in roof fixings from Screwfix came to under £200.
The Coroline is light & seems to be easy to work with. Just need to find a free weekend to get on with it now!
Obviously, for the OP, corrugated is no good on a flat roof. I'd be considering EPDM, over felt. Screwfix do complete kits, which look like good value for money.
The Coroline is light & seems to be easy to work with.
Yep... the only thing I found was that the bitumen made a sticky mess of whatever blades were used to cut it!
flat roof.
missed that, sorry