Show and tell - Roof Tiles :)

haywgl · Mar 26, 2008 4:33 pm

Hi guys,

Well I am in the process of trying to finalise all my pre-contract colour selections and aside from bricks the one that is really getting to me is Roof tiles.

I've visited the Boral Website and to tell you the truth all the words - Striata, Maquarie, Slimline etc confuse the beejeezers out of me!!

The pictures on the site don't help a lot either as they are mainly drawings - I'd love to see completed roofs and the name/colour of the tiles you chose if its not too much trouble

I am leaning towards a dark grey concrete colour through (thanks VJ

) tile, I think I prefer the the thicker ones of the flat ones but I can be swayed

So... what have you got? And remember a picture tells a thousand words

Michelle · Mar 26, 2008 5:02 pm

Ha……you want the photo with the bird poo, scum, black soot from the gun trees and a bit of green stuff growing on the tiles??????

I don’t even remember what colour my tiles are!
They are a mix a crap now.

haywgl · Mar 26, 2008 5:58 pm

Hhhahah Michelle - not quite the photos I am after

Its just so hard when you see a single roof tile sample or even a small cluster of tiles on a display board - it just doesn't give you a real feel for what the completed roof would look like, thats why I am hoping someone can help!!

Also in your humble opinion should roof tiles, downpipes, gutters, facias all be the one colour? Or roof tiles one colour and the rest another colour?

Thanks again

Michelle · Mar 26, 2008 6:13 pm

This depends on the rest of the house.

But mostly yes…

Roof, gutters, and facias the same….downpipes may at times need to be a colour matching the bricks or render colour, so they don’t stand out.

VJ · Mar 26, 2008 6:30 pm

Belinda,

It would be best that you visit one of Boral's show rooms.
You would be able to see the samples up close and can compare the different profiles and colours.

I agree, the brochures and websites are not enough to help you decide on the colour and profile.

Check also what's standard with PD.

Colleen · Mar 26, 2008 6:53 pm

This is not a great picture, as I wasn't trying to take a photo of the roof but this is mine:

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The roof tile colour is Barramundi and the profile is Elabana, it's a Monier tile.

In case you're interested, the bricks are Port Phillip from Boral.

haywgl · Mar 26, 2008 7:03 pm

Thanks V - do you have the address of the Boral showroom? Also can you see the tiles on a larger scale at this place? I just find looking at one tile doesn't really make it much easier to choose!

Colleen - Thank-you very much, that is very similiar to the ones I were looking at shape wipes, funnily enough Port Phillip bricks are on our short list too, we were hoping to go and check out some addresses Boral gave us this week of homes that have used them - we were thinking of off white mortar too.

Thanks again - keep them coming

hysterical1144 · Mar 26, 2008 7:56 pm

haywgl

Thanks V - do you have the address of the Boral showroom? Also can you see the tiles on a larger scale at this place? I just find looking at one tile doesn't really make it much easier to choose!

Hi

Have you signed up with PD ? They would have given you the address of the Boral showroom (there are 3 if i remember correctly) plus heaps of other stuff to help in your tiles / color selection.

Cheers

haywgl · Mar 26, 2008 7:57 pm

Hi Hysterical - we still haven't signed up - our sales consultant advised us to find the land first so they can see if the house we want is suitable for it, we are still searching but might have found a winner

VJ · Mar 26, 2008 8:18 pm

We didn't have much choice on the colours (should be mid to dark grey) and profile (should be slim line) of our roof tile... so our deciding factor was the quality and looks.
WE didn't even bother to visit the list of houses that our roof tile supplier provided us so we could have a look at how it would look on a house.

Are you also considering Terracotta roof tiles?
It's around $4k+ as an upgrade with M.

coljacqld · Mar 26, 2008 8:54 pm

Hi Haywgl

Our tiles are yet to be pointed but this is what they look like:
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They are Boral Striarta in Blue Dusk. They look alot greyer than blue in these photo's still haven't taken one in the morning to show the diffference

Anne

zonk · Mar 26, 2008 9:16 pm

hey anne, love those tiles!
we will have matching roofs
JO

zonk · Mar 26, 2008 9:17 pm

hey anne, love those tiles!
we will have matching roofs
JO

Law18 · Mar 26, 2008 9:58 pm

Our roof tiles are Linea Charcoal Grey

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damo · Mar 26, 2008 10:03 pm

and ours in a lighter grey, boral striata silver cloud

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VJ · Mar 26, 2008 10:07 pm

Ours is also same as coljacqld... but charcoal grey (colour through).

Very nice roof tiles you're sharing here...
though the colours look the same looking at the photos :lol:

haywgl · Mar 27, 2008 8:47 am

Thanks so much everyone - they look fantastic!!

We have narrowed it down to either Striata or Linea in the Charcoal grey - there is not a huge difference judging my the pics so we are leaning towards Linea if they are the same price, if one is cheaper we will go for that though

Thanks again

Another decision complete!!

bobbuilder · Mar 27, 2008 2:17 pm

While we're on the subject of tiles... does anyone have any photos of Bristle roof tiles? Can't seem to find anything about them on the web.

Cheers

PhoenixStar · Mar 27, 2008 2:50 pm

Hey bobbuilder, try their website for a project gallery:

http://www.bristileroofing.com.au/bristile_east/project_gallery.php

You can choose the style and colour you want..

Good Luck!

bobbuilder · Mar 27, 2008 4:25 pm

hehe thanks Phoenix. i really must learn how to use google better.