Fibre Cenent v Box Profile

[Tarw Coch]

looking for opinions on box profile v fibre cement roofs, being doing some fag packet calculations on prices for a new shed and don't like where I'm heading so looking to cut costs, would there be a problem with box profile roof on a shed just used for storage? How much would I be able to save on an area of approx 600m2? What would the lifespan of box profile be?

 

[rob1]

Last one we put up last year wasnt a lot in it as long as it coated tin not just painted crap stuff, tin is much quicker to fit so you will save labour unless you are doing it yourself

 

[Pan mixer]

I had a tin roof in a storage shed - endless troubles with condensation, on the wrong day the roof would drip all day along the purlins.

The non-drip stuff may be a lot better but fibre cement on all new buildings here now - I learned my lesson.

 

[multi power]

I'd go box profile, I could fit it myself, no way I would attempt doing big six sheets

 

[Happy hillbily]

I have a 24x30x11 ft shed in the yard, space boarding on the gable ends, back is sheeted, and the front has 6 ft metal framed wooden doors and nothing above, so ventilation is good. Had heifers in there for a couple of years but had problems with condensation raining on the heifers. Now i have my 4 post ramp there, and on frosty mornings, as the sun comes up and warms the shed roof, the frozen condensation drips over everything. I wont do another shed here with a tin roof again, fibre cement from now on.

 

[Forever Fendt]

I have a 24x30x11 ft shed in the yard, space boarding on the gable ends, back is sheeted, and the front has 6 ft metal framed wooden doors and nothing above, so ventilation is good. Had heifers in there for a couple of years but had problems with condensation raining on the heifers. Now i have my 4 post ramp there, and on frosty mornings, as the sun comes up and warms the shed roof, the frozen condensation drips over everything. I wont do another shed here with a tin roof again, fibre cement from now on.

follow the good advice above

 

[bigw]

There isn't much difference between fibre cement and box profile sheets. You may save more looking at the shed dimensions.

 

[dannewhouse]

I'd go box profile, I could fit it myself, no way I would attempt doing big six sheets

fibre cement are a lot easier to fit than box profile! even if its just down to the ridiculous number of fixing metal sheets need!!!

fibre cement on wood purlins 15ft bays wouldn't go any different the saving is so small on a whole job its not worth thinking about. does £1000 really make that much difference on a £30,000 project? < or roughly in proportion to this depends on your size

 

[milkloss]

I'd go fibre cement for condensation issues and to give the shed possible alternative uses such as livestock. Seen those crappy z purlins rot surprisingly quickly.

 

[Hilly]

Ive both, id never use fibre cement again i hate it, tin lasts longer and no maintenance ive a 25 yearold fibre cement roof desperately needing moss washed off, ive a 25 yearold fibre cement roof that regularly needs new sheets due to cracking and ive 25 year old tin roof like new, and as for fibre cement gutters well they got binned about year 5 they sh!t beyond sh!t.

 

[Hilly]

looking for opinions on box profile v fibre cement roofs, being doing some fag packet calculations on prices for a new shed and don't like where I'm heading so looking to cut costs, would there be a problem with box profile roof on a shed just used for storage? How much would I be able to save on an area of approx 600m2? What would the lifespan of box profile be?

Are you confident to spend on sheds with brexit around the corner ? just priced one myself i found it affordable but having doubts if troubled water ahead ??

 

[roscoe erf]

have tin roofs here non stock don't suffer with condensation is it down to ventilation workshop has a half round roof bloody hot in the summer but very little in condensation

 

[dannewhouse]

Ive both, id never use fibre cement again i hate it, tin lasts longer and no maintenance ive a 25 yearold fibre cement roof desperately needing moss washed off, ive a 25 yearold fibre cement roof that regularly needs new sheets due to cracking and ive 25 year old tin roof like new, and as for fibre cement gutters well they got binned about year 5 they sh!t beyond sh!t.

fibe cement guttering definitely sh!t, I use 170mm deep flow plastic looks some impressive stuff I think and put it on a good fall!

regards moss on roof you can apply something that stops it growing/kills it say every 5 years? briarwood fibre cement are 30 year guaranteed aren't they? or marley eternity 20?

I have seen plenty of metal sheets rotten against the purlins in not much over 10 years even worse with cattle in. only metal worth considering are plastic covered or the insulated ones which are £££

 

[Tarw Coch]

Are you confident to spend on sheds with brexit around the corner ? just priced one myself i found it affordable but having doubts if troubled water ahead ??

No I'm not.
About ten years ago I had a grand plan for development of the farm, the plan being to have done all my spending on buildings and infrastructure by the age of 50, things were progressing well until 2 years ago, thought I'd be done ahead of schedule. I got to a point where I thought sod it.
Current thinking is that I don't want to milk cows in my 60's but may well potter on for a good number of years after that so any building I put up now needs to have pay back of 10 years max although could well be of use to me for another 30 years.
So it's pretty much a case of now or never and I'm really not sure which way to go which is why I'm looking at ways to keep cost down but with my fag packet calculations coming out around 60k I'd like to save a bit but it's probably very naive of me to think I could make the sort of savings I'd like to by tinkering with roof sheets.

 

[multi power]

fibre cement are a lot easier to fit than box profile! even if its just down to the ridiculous number of fixing metal sheets need!!!

Don't think so, no cutting, or joints bedded when fitting box profile

 

[dannewhouse]

Don't think so, no cutting, or joints bedded when fitting box profile

well I definitely found fibre easier admitted I had someone on the floor mitring the corners
metal seemed to take some keeping straight as if you kneel on them they go slightly wider then throw you off so you have to kneel at the opposite end of the next sheet to square back up, then the fixings take a bit to get started sometimes (not too bad on roof actually) and 6 fixings at ends and joints 3 at each middle purlin compared to 2 per purlin on fibre or 4 for a roof light. it was only 20ft wide the metal roof I put on so the kneeling may be less of a problem for longer sheets

 

[Forever Fendt]

well I definitely found fibre easier admitted I had someone on the floor mitring the corners
metal seemed to take some keeping straight as if you kneel on them they go slightly wider then throw you off so you have to kneel at the opposite end of the next sheet to square back up, then the fixings take a bit to get started sometimes (not too bad on roof actually) and 6 fixings at ends and joints 3 at each middle purlin compared to 2 per purlin on fibre or 4 for a roof light. it was only 20ft wide the metal roof I put on so the kneeling may be less of a problem for longer sheets

Putting metal sheets on is a dodle but why anyone would do this on a single skin roof i do not know

 

[Hilly]

No I'm not.
About ten years ago I had a grand plan for development of the farm, the plan being to have done all my spending on buildings and infrastructure by the age of 50, things were progressing well until 2 years ago, thought I'd be done ahead of schedule. I got to a point where I thought sod it.
Current thinking is that I don't want to milk cows in my 60's but may well potter on for a good number of years after that so any building I put up now needs to have pay back of 10 years max although could well be of use to me for another 30 years.
So it's pretty much a case of now or never and I'm really not sure which way to go which is why I'm looking at ways to keep cost down but with my fag packet calculations coming out around 60k I'd like to save a bit but it's probably very naive of me to think I could make the sort of savings I'd like to by tinkering with roof sheets.

Similar situation here, probably now or never, hate to think by 2021 i had nothing to put in it tho ! i was confident spending bt constantly reading doom and gloom on here is making me think a bit.

 

[7610 super q]

Box profile for one man band outfits. Purlin spacing less critical. Old asbestos will outlast tin in coastal locations.....but is modern fibre cement up to the job ?

 

[Forever Fendt]

Box profile for one man band outfits. Purlin spacing less critical. Old asbestos will outlast tin in coastal locations.....but is modern fibre cement up to the job ?

some yes