Grey is grey and never brown. Eco slate

[nuzuki]

Ive just bought a load of eco tiles from a roofing shop online. They have arrived today and although they were meant to be grey upon opening them they appear brown. I have been told by the supplier they have a protective coating and after it rains a couple of times they will go grey but after scrubbing and washing some of them there is no colour change. Has anyone heard of this so called protective coating?

Below is a picture of the roofing tiles. In the picture where they say grey it does look brown.

http://www.iqbuildersmerchant.com/eco-roofing-slate-box-34-slates-13349-p.asp

Ive used tapco eco tiles before and was happy with them so will probably swap them out if im able to do so.

 

[geraldthehamster]

I like the way the blurb says they are "self-bonding". Does that mean they gradually melt?

 

[nuzuki]

https://www.feefo.com/en-GB/reviews...kType=PRODUCT&timeFrame=ALL&sku=ROOF1570-GREY

https://www.diy.com/departments/eco-slate-roof-tile-grey-pack-of-34/901317_BQ.prd

Review wise they seem ok. Not too sure whether to send these tiles back or just start fitting them.

My concern would be replacing a faulty tile when they have all melted together.

Has anyone here got experience of this tile?

 

[geraldthehamster]

I have no experience of it whatever.

I do know there are slate roofs still functioning after over a century. What's the oldest plastic thing you've seen, that lives outside?

 

[nuzuki]

David Dickinson?

 

[nuzuki]

The roof doesnt quite warrant the use of real slate as I need to walk on it every couple of years to change a security light bulb (although I have an LED one ready to go up). Its for a field shelter that im trying to tart up. I guess the real question is whats better for roof tiles, plastic or rubber?

The tapco are plastic the eco tile is rubber.