Browse Forums Building A New House Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 2May 27, 2008 11:24 pm Welcome to the forum I'm sure you'll find it a wealth of information for your building decisions.
Check out the following thread it may answer some of your queries..... https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... +adn+tiled and feel free to tell us the house3wa story at https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewforum.php?f=26 "Introductions" Cheers mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard colorbond or tiles - which is more durable 3May 28, 2008 2:07 pm Thanks for your reply and have checked out the forum suggested. Took a drive around some new housing suburbs and think we will go with tiled roof/bullnose verandah in colorbond on the frontage as looks effective (and advantages of both!). Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 4Jun 02, 2008 3:06 pm Food for thought
I recently attended a climate change conference where I listened to presnetations from the insurance and liability secotrs. The insurance industry feel that there is some likelihood that premiums will be higher for houses with tiled roofs in the future, as they are more easily impacted by storm surges than colourbond. They are encouraging councils to approve more colorbond. Building a Jandson Espirit in Pennant Hills "What is the use of a home, if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"Henry Daniel Thereau Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 5Jun 02, 2008 7:45 pm lrhodes1 Food for thought I recently attended a climate change conference where I listened to presnetations from the insurance and liability secotrs. The insurance industry feel that there is some likelihood that premiums will be higher for houses with tiled roofs in the future, as they are more easily impacted by storm surges than colourbond. They are encouraging councils to approve more colorbond. What did they say about tile vs colourbond in regards to temperature (internal)? cheers Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 6Jun 02, 2008 7:52 pm lrhodes1 The insurance industry feel that there is some likelihood that premiums will be higher for houses with tiled roofs in the future, as they are more easily impacted by storm surges than colourbond. They are encouraging councils to approve more colorbond. Question: How does you roofing material protect you from storm surges.....or am I missing something obvious? I reckon once the the storm surge is at the drive way....I'm buggin out.... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 7Jun 02, 2008 9:03 pm If you're missing something, so am I ...unless they mean wind gusts? Or maybe hail? Can't see much in it personally. Hail can crack tiles but it can just as easily dent colorbond. Either way there's a claim.
I suspect Colorbond is less likely to leak over the longer term but the thermal properties are not as good as tile. Toss a coin. Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 8Jun 02, 2008 9:50 pm The reason insurance assessors like Colorbond is because it limits the internal damage to your house should there be a large storm, eg, cracked and missing roof tiles letting in water.
We were going with Colorbond all the way until our builder said they missed that fact and would have to get the BASIX redone (and have to have a whole pile of other stuff done because of it) and new quotes. It was going to hold everything up, so I went with tiles in the end. Judie Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 9Jun 03, 2008 8:19 am We want colourbond as we love the sound of the rain on the roof - reminds my wife of growing up in deepest rural New Zealand.
However I'm not convinced with modern insulation the effect will be quite the same. Simon Building an architect designed home out of Insulated Concrete Forms on acreage in semi-rural SE Melbourne. Developer approval obtained, engineering complete, getting quotes Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 10Jun 03, 2008 8:31 am The Dynamic Duo We want colourbond as we love the sound of the rain on the roof - reminds my wife of growing up in deepest rural New Zealand. "Rain"......I think that's a New Zealand thing we don't seem to have that in Oz any more....argh! mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 11Jun 03, 2008 8:53 am to_do_list The Dynamic Duo We want colourbond as we love the sound of the rain on the roof - reminds my wife of growing up in deepest rural New Zealand. "Rain"......I think that's a New Zealand thing we don't seem to have that in Oz any more....argh! You're right BUT - when it rains, it really rains!!! Architecht told me yesterday our water tanks will be 45,000 litres! Combined with a 250m2 roof with a 1/2 metre wide gutter - hopefully no worries about watering the yard! Simon Building an architect designed home out of Insulated Concrete Forms on acreage in semi-rural SE Melbourne. Developer approval obtained, engineering complete, getting quotes Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 12Jun 03, 2008 8:56 am to_do_list "Rain"......I think that's a New Zealand thing we don't seem to have that in Oz any more....argh! Ha...We have just had plenty up here in Northern Brisbane! Re: COLORBOND OR TILED ROOF - WHICH IS MORE DURABLE 13Jun 03, 2008 4:45 pm Rain? Well, I live in the rainfall capital of Sydney, so we're having lots here. Youngest DS reckons they should have built the dam here - there'd be no worries about running out of water!
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