Hi all,
I have a small terrace from the 1800s. At some point the slate tiles have been replaced with concrete and there is evidence of deflection of the roof (apparently the purlins and ridgeboard have been overloaded). A suggested fix is to strengthen the roof (using steel work), which comes at no small cost. I wondered if one option could be to strip the concrete tiles and to revert back to slate? It seems to be cheaper. An engineer suggested that the strengthening would not fix the problem, but stop it from getting worse. Is changing the roof covering equivalent in that way?
Thanks!
I have a small terrace from the 1800s. At some point the slate tiles have been replaced with concrete and there is evidence of deflection of the roof (apparently the purlins and ridgeboard have been overloaded). A suggested fix is to strengthen the roof (using steel work), which comes at no small cost. I wondered if one option could be to strip the concrete tiles and to revert back to slate? It seems to be cheaper. An engineer suggested that the strengthening would not fix the problem, but stop it from getting worse. Is changing the roof covering equivalent in that way?
Thanks!