Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 14, 2014 7:19 pm Have been looking to see whats better to have colourbond roof or go with tiles. Trying to work out the pros and cons of each one which does get a bit confusing at times. I asked my builder and they advised that to have colourbond roofing done it is an additional $7k. Just trying to determine is it really worth paying $7k extra for colourbond as I am not sure what financial benefits we are likely to see by going colourbond over the polished concrete tiles. Love to hear peoples thoughts on whether it is worth the extra cost. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 2Jun 14, 2014 7:40 pm Your builder clearly has a tight tie in with tile suppliers, as it should be cheaper for colourbond as the roof is not carrying as much weight. I came across that when I was looking at project builders, one would charge loads extra for tiled roof, the other would charge loads more for colourbond. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 3Jun 14, 2014 7:45 pm +1 to the above. More trusses and strengthening required in the roof to hold the weight of tiles over colorbond. Most of the volume builders in SA it's a "take your pick" scenario as the majority have an equal relationship with suppliers, but when we were quoted an additional $2k for Colorbond with Simonds we were told that they have better agreements with the suppliers, hence the cost difference... Probably the same in your case as well Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 4Jun 14, 2014 7:51 pm deluxes +1 to the above. More trusses and strengthening required in the roof to hold the weight of tiles over colorbond. Most of the volume builders in SA it's a "take your pick" scenario as the majority have an equal relationship with suppliers, but when we were quoted an additional $2k for Colorbond with Simonds we were told that they have better agreements with the suppliers, hence the cost difference... Probably the same in your case as well Yeah that is why I am trying work out is $7k extra worth it. If the builder has better relationship with tiles am I just better sticking with tiles Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 5Jun 14, 2014 8:03 pm To give you an idea, we couldn't find a good.enough reason to spend the extra $2k and stuck with tiles (the $2k was on top of shingle style upgraded tiles). We are happy with our decision. We've had colorbond and tiles before and really have no preference either way. Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 6Jun 14, 2014 8:17 pm gistane Yeah that is why I am trying work out is $7k extra worth it. If the builder has better relationship with tiles am I just better sticking with tiles Well is it better sticking with a builder that wants to gouge you price wise like that ? Better relationship is only to do with making themselves more bucks, and remember to do a colourbond roof there's less structure in the trusses as they are carrying far less weight, so the trusses part of the build is already cheaper because of colourbond, and the tiles must cost something, so are they trying to tell you that even with the tile roof price being discounted off of your build, that it is still going to cost you $7000 more. These project builders need to start providing a proper service to the people that are paying them to build a home for them, and because someone wants a different roof to project builders standard, then that project builder should not be gouging them. No wonder people go owner building when these companies rort their position like that. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 8Jun 14, 2014 8:23 pm Beetaloo A tin roof is not worth $7k over a tiled roof! Either walk away from that builder or stay with a tiled roof. That's the 'Readers Digest' version of what I was trying to say. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 10Jun 14, 2014 9:51 pm the raw material cost more for colorbond. But yes less trusses are needed for cb. Many large builder however still add the same number of trusses as they would for tiles. I guess its too much work to change it for just one house. As an owner builder I found CB and Tiles where going to cost me the same. However when I included the sarking it meant color bond was $1700 more. If I used a blanket it would have been $3500 more. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 11Jun 15, 2014 5:45 am I can confirm that over here in WA my builder REDINK uses the same roof carpentry for both Tiles and Tin. I prefer tin. Would I pay $7K more? That makes it hard as I have owned tiled roof homes and they are a pain. I'm talking about broken tiles, grouting repairs etc etc. Tiled roofs are excellent at holding onto heat at night: great for cold climates and less great for warmer ones. Financial benefits: Lower Maint : Higher resale? Non Financial benefits : Looks better/Better in a severe storm/ sounds nice in the rain. I'm sorry but that additional cost doesnt make sense. Less roof trusses required, my builder does either for the same cost. 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: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 12Jun 15, 2014 9:15 am We got quoted about 6k through PD but they currently have a "Free Colorbond" promotion so we took advantage of that. Otherwise we would have not bothered and tiles would have been fine! I never knew that they use less trusses for CB. Very interesting. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 13Jun 15, 2014 12:19 pm I wish we could just swap! Our builder (WA) wants $3500 to put on tiles instead of Colourbond. Their justification is that the do 90% of their houses in Colourbond so they'd have to find a roofer to do the tiles and buy them in a small batch. I'm not impressed as most of the other builders I've found here will do either at no additional cost. Our Custom Dale Alcock build in the Village at Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78620 Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 14Jun 15, 2014 6:47 pm As a builder I can tell you that during pricing there are no different between the two, I can get then pretty much at the same price. Who ever is telling you that colourbond cost more than tile are ****** to you. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 15Jun 16, 2014 11:19 pm This argument (price of one or the other) is one of the truly weird things I've discovered about the building trade. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 16Jun 17, 2014 9:06 pm See if you can get a quote from a roofing company. They may be able to change the roof after handover for less than that. A salvage yard may even take the old tiles...just a thought. Personally I love CB but it is noisier even with blanket and if you ever have to get in the roof, you have to remove a sheet. CB does fade too as do concrete tiles. If you like the look of the CB maybe go for flat shingles. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 17Jun 18, 2014 10:18 am Colorbond roofing costs a lot more than concrete tiles for the material and the installation of the material. However Less timber is required for a CB roof so the savings here offset the additional cost of the roof material. Many builders dont considering the savings. This may be due to many truss companies not passing on the saving. When I did my house 4 out of five companies where only willing to give a small percentage discount (possibly the timber saving) and not the 30% saving that is required. I suspect that still want to make the same amount of money irrespective . This is why some builders may charge more. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 18Jun 18, 2014 12:23 pm I would think it is silly to get the trusses designed for CB. Reason being is that in the future if you sell your house and someone wants to upgrade to say terracotta for a renovation, then potentially the truss will not support the roof load. Just something to consider. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 19Jun 18, 2014 2:58 pm Crazyk I would think it is silly to get the trusses designed for CB. Reason being is that in the future if you sell your house and someone wants to upgrade to say terracotta for a renovation, then potentially the truss will not support the roof load. Just something to consider. thats right. But its not just the roof you need to over dimension in that case. Its also all the extra Timber lintels that would have to go up a gauge or too. Who really thinks 20 years or more ahead. Anyway cb is better than another roofing material. Re: Colourbond roof worth $7k extra over polish concrete til 20Jun 18, 2014 2:59 pm Crazyk I would think it is silly to get the trusses designed for CB. Reason being is that in the future if you sell your house and someone wants to upgrade to say terracotta for a renovation, then potentially the truss will not support the roof load. Just something to consider. Nope, I wouldn't think it silly to get trusses to suit CB. Anyone who wants to change from a CB roof to terracotta roof probably won't be buying the house in the first place, as they clearly don't like colourbond. If it were to be a major renovation I don't think the costs of upgrading the trusses would make much difference. 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