Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Has anyone bought any recently to give me a guide price as too cost please?
Fibre cement sheets.
- Thread starter Headless chicken
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£3 a foot
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
What density ?
- Location
- Somerset Devon border.
Interesting question, can't say I knew there was a difference. We're just in the process of having an old dark gloomy 1960's shed re roofed, doubled the number of skylights and absolutely transformed the shed, very pleased. They're walking around on the sheets like they walking on the ground, seem very strong !!
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Didn’t realise there was an option
Please report that the shed has nets under the new sheets.
- Location
- Somerset Devon border.
All good
. I was half tempted to do it myself as not a particularly high/large shed (120x50) but just didn’t have all the necessary kit, watching them do it - correct decision.- Location
- Somerset Devon border.
Just had a look at the packaging, can't see anything about density ?, made by Eternit, he says they are the best to use, I wouldn't know, British made though which is nice to see !!!
designanddetail
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Eternit are not UK made any more, Eastern European made now. (yours may be from old stock if uk made)
goldeneagle
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Lambrini euro6 was £2.90/ft in November, could get eternit profile 6 (they are different profiles) at £2.30/ft but that was old stock being sold off for reasons as above.
Have used eternit, cembrit and lambrini over the years, no issue with any. Cembrit installed in 2016 appears to resist moss appearance better than lambrini on north slopes.
Maybe we have been lucky with installation/how they were handled etc but there should be very little between any of them as its an automated process to manufacture. Maybe cost cutting on QA/QC has been cause of some issues.
Have used eternit, cembrit and lambrini over the years, no issue with any. Cembrit installed in 2016 appears to resist moss appearance better than lambrini on north slopes.
Maybe we have been lucky with installation/how they were handled etc but there should be very little between any of them as its an automated process to manufacture. Maybe cost cutting on QA/QC has been cause of some issues.
will_mck
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The trouble is if you are the unfortunate customer who has suffered QA/QC issues with products from a particular company despite assurances of 30 year guarantees with a product you need to persue legal action in order to have a guarantee honored due to the management's contemptible customer service. Again that's only the opinion of one customer, I do also know of a person that hasn't had any issues with the same product to be fair, although that's not the point
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goldeneagle
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Yeah, can understand where you are coming from as 3 times the work if roof fails and requires replacement with the associated expense and disruption. Unfortunately they will probably ascertain a cost to repair against cost to future revenue from said customer and decision will be based on which they see as cheapest. Disappointing to have to involve the expense of the legal profession but if no contest in argument then it is obviously the best choice of action.
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
As an aside to this has anyone ordered any tin, anti con and got a guide price? Fibre cement has been our go too for a while but tin would be manageable in house i think.
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