Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Colorbond or tiles? 21Jul 27, 2013 10:48 pm I prefer tiles Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Colorbond or tiles? 22Jul 28, 2013 8:52 am I replaced 50 year old concrete tiles with colorbond and i'm really pleased. Was worried about temperature and noise but if you use good quality insulation batts and blanket there is no issue. Not the best photos but this will give you an idea. If you're in sydney I can recommend the builder. Fair price and did a good job. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Colorbond or tiles? 23Jul 28, 2013 11:42 am Great to see the comparisons in the link. We are thinking through what we might go for. In NZ tiles are seen as more sturdy and generally more expensive. Our last house had a metal roof and you couldn't talk when it hailed. I guess we will go with what is more energy efficient. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 24Jul 28, 2013 5:51 pm I've lived with both and I am a colorbond fan. I don't think it is that loud when it rains but the rain is one of the reasons I love it. Love the sound of rain on the roof. Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Colorbond or tiles? 25Jul 28, 2013 6:05 pm No one has mentioned which roof is better in a bad hailstorm? Tile or color bond? Will tiles break and will color bond dent? Which is easier to repair? Building McDonald Jones Bronte Manor One Contracts Signed Dec 12 DA Lodged Jan 13 DA Consent w/BAL40 Apr 13. S96 Consent w/BAL19 May 13. Slab Complete Jun 13. Frame Brick & Roof Complete Aug 13. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 26Jul 28, 2013 6:54 pm scotty78 No one has mentioned which roof is better in a bad hailstorm? Tile or color bond? Will tiles break and will color bond dent? Which is easier to repair? Going back to Sydney's big hailstorm of around '98. My parents had a colourbond roof installed about 2 years earlier and my cousin (next door neighbour) had just finished getting tiles installed. The colourbond did leak in quite a few areas but no where near as bad as the tile roof. Both roofs had to be replaced entirely but I'd say at that point in time you'd have preferred the colourbond. http://camdenbuild.blogspot.com.au/ by invite only please pm me Re: Colorbond or tiles? 27Jul 29, 2013 12:02 am I have owned a home with tiles and one with a metal roof in NZ and had many hailstorms and snow at least once a year. We didn't havea problem with either but we did get woken up reasonalby often with hail or heavy rain at night. It woke the kids up too sometimes. That is one major factor for us to consider Re: Colorbond or tiles? 28Jul 29, 2013 9:10 am me personally colorbond.... no way I would get tiles again from my last experience! Id rather have the loud rain noise on the outside than getting rain inside my house. Both neighbors on either side of me also have roof leaks from when the rain comes in at an angle -I had mouldy spots in my ceiling! of course its just my experience and I know there are many that haven't had this issue just not willing to risk it again. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 29Jul 29, 2013 9:21 am As the other poster, colourbond reminds me of sheds and watertanks. But now and again, something with colourbond turns out great: http://www.domain.com.au/Property/For-S ... 2010482769 It's a Glen Murcutt design I have been in love with for years, and it's now for sale (not that i can afford a holiday house at that price). Re: Colorbond or tiles? 30Jul 29, 2013 12:13 pm hills_kiwi I have owned a home with tiles and one with a metal roof in NZ and had many hailstorms and snow at least once a year. We didn't havea problem with either but we did get woken up reasonalby often with hail or heavy rain at night. I think when the climate's a little cooler, the hail storms tend to be less severe when they arrive don't they? Sydney tends to get the heaviest hail in summer, if I remember correctly (because it hasn't happened in quite a few years now). Any "leakage" due to either roof-type would be due to it not being installed properly; it would be due to the not-yet-melted ice building-up and the water not being able to flow away properly. With tiles, though, they DO get smashed by hailstones on the very odd occasion that a huge storm comes through; and quite a few people do choose an aluminium roof for that reason (although more in country areas from what I can tell - some English friends lived up NSW's north coast for a couple of years, and I remember thinking "I didn't know that" when they were telling others how rooves were aluminium in Australia due to hail ). Re: Colorbond or tiles? 31Jul 29, 2013 12:33 pm Beyond the aesthetic the issue for me was the ability to shed heat at night. The differences between Tile and Tin are really quite significant in this respect. On the other hand in a much cooler climate than mine (100Kms from Perth) Tiles heat retention ability could be a very real advantage. There is a caveat here and that is if you are in a coastal area and directly adjacent to the coast (this means spray etc) as good as colorbond is there are corrosion issues to consider. In my view choose the one you like the look of but I have teetered around on enough old tile roofs to swear off them for ongoing maintenance reasons(Broken tiles,gaps in mortar etc). In summation I researched the numbers on Tins ability to drop temps in the cooler ambients at night(during Summer) and it is a significant advantage over tile Saving money on quality stuff done right firstime Our Build Thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66810&p=1094349#p1094349 Re: Colorbond or tiles? 32Jul 29, 2013 12:36 pm Danois As the other poster, colourbond reminds me of sheds and watertanks. But now and again, something with colourbond turns out great: http://www.domain.com.au/Property/For-S ... 2010482769 It's a Glen Murcutt design I have been in love with for years, and it's now for sale (not that i can afford a holiday house at that price). Hilarious listing that. A $1.9million dollar property and under "features" the first thing listed is "dishwasher". I should think so! Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Colorbond or tiles? 33Jul 29, 2013 12:39 pm With tiles, there's not as much heat to shed at night, because it doesn't radiate as much heat inwards to begin with. a good solution is insulation and plenty of ventilation in the roof. EmyN Hilarious listing that. A $1.9million dollar property and under "features" the first thing listed is "dishwasher". I should think so! Hehe, I know. I don't think it's worth that much, building-quality wise, even if it's designed by Murcutt. At least half of that is because he is the designer. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 34Jul 29, 2013 12:40 pm Wandin Valley In summation I researched the numbers on Tins ability to drop temps in the cooler ambients at night(during Summer) and it is a significant advantage over tile Would this not correlate with a faster heat-up during the day? Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65085 Re: Colorbond or tiles? 35Jul 29, 2013 12:55 pm EmyN Hilarious listing that. A $1.9million dollar property and under "features" the first thing listed is "dishwasher". I should think so! Yes, his name is 'Boy'. EmyN Would this not correlate with a faster heat-up during the day? It would have to; however, if you think about it, the end of the day is when you're more "over it" and just want it to go away so you can sleep. When we looked into it, from a Sydney point of view, there was no clear winner either way, from a heat-management point of view and when you were getting insulation. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 36Jul 29, 2013 1:18 pm I prefer Colourbond for a few reasons: security, look, maintenance and love the sound of rain on the roof! However we are currently building a house with a tiled roof, because unfortunately in VIC many of the builders charge more for Colourbond roofs. Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65498 Deposit 17/02/13 Contract 12/04 Slab 17/05 Roof 06/06 Bricks, Lockup and Fixing 04/07 PCI 22/08 Handover 29/08 Moved in 07/09! Re: Colorbond or tiles? 37Jul 29, 2013 1:52 pm Hamilton23 However we are currently building a house with a tiled roof, because unfortunately in VIC many of the builders charge more for Colourbond roofs. That's the case in Sydney, albeit with the volume/project builders. Smaller builders seem to charge the same for both. I suspect it's because the volume builders get better prices the more they buy, tiles are currently more popular so they've got that volume negotiated with the tile suppliers; and as a result they get tiles more cheaply & charge you more for aluminium. That's my theory, anyhoo. And I've convinced myself at least. Re: Colorbond or tiles? 38Jul 29, 2013 2:30 pm Tiles for us but then we are English ! I don't understand the lack of underlay/membrane under the tiles though especially with the horizontal rain we get in winter ! Much quieter in the rain compared to our friends colourbond roofed houses. I just can't help thinking colourbond looks like a shed roof ! I will be nailing all my tiles down and maybe fit silver foil membrane underneath them to reflect the heat after the builders have finished. Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64997&start=40 Re: Colorbond or tiles? 39Jul 29, 2013 2:39 pm Our builder includes tiles as standard and we were put off by the $5k upgrade. However after reading on this forum I found out tin effects the BAL rating We had a charge of $6200 for bushfire BAL, upgrade to a colourbond roof $5700, but with the preparation for a colourbond roof our BAL came down. To $2900 so we thought this was a bargin and now have a colourbond roof yay Re: Colorbond or tiles? 40Aug 07, 2013 11:22 pm Forg hills_kiwi I have owned a home with tiles and one with a metal roof in NZ and had many hailstorms and snow at least once a year. We didn't havea problem with either but we did get woken up reasonalby often with hail or heavy rain at night. I think when the climate's a little cooler, the hail storms tend to be less severe when they arrive don't they? Sydney tends to get the heaviest hail in summer, if I remember correctly (because it hasn't happened in quite a few years now). Any "leakage" due to either roof-type would be due to it not being installed properly; it would be due to the not-yet-melted ice building-up and the water not being able to flow away properly. With tiles, though, they DO get smashed by hailstones on the very odd occasion that a huge storm comes through; and quite a few people do choose an aluminium roof for that reason (although more in country areas from what I can tell - some English friends lived up NSW's north coast for a couple of years, and I remember thinking "I didn't know that" when they were telling others how rooves were aluminium in Australia due to hail ). While I am not overly familiar with the hail storms that Sydney gets, I know that the ones we got that caused damage across the city, didn't damage our roof. We also didn't have any leakage with snow and most years our roof was covered in snow for a number of days. I think as other posters have pointed out, it might be more to do with the installation rather than the product?? We are still not sure what we will go for. The noise of the colourbond isn't something I miss but I think the energy efficiency is the more important factor for us to consider longer term. Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 10227 Hi all, Our boundary perimeter fences need replacing (3 sides). From everyone's experience, what would you install? Timber lapped and capped OR colorbond? Thank you. 0 2890 You should pressure clean your roof first and make sure the paint you buy also is anti mould. 4 18578 |