mr mover

Wait untill you have a hailstorm on a Tile roof
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/ind...ED00C04FCF6B8F
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jond

Ours is tin with a tin veranda out the front, its quite noisy to start with but you soon get used to it and I quite like the sound of a heavy downpour.

I really like the colorbond roofs. A friend from golf works for the company that makes it and it lasts for years, he is in the warranty department and the have claims 25-30 years after the house was built and they still look into the claims and if they are justified they will payout.

avroncotton

I was told the the difference (when the are wet) is that a tiled roof weighs 4.5 tonnes more!

Sue2

We've got a tin roof and it doesn't bother us. In our main living area the ceilings are high, I'd say its a bit louder than the rest of the house....but its no big deal.

As someone else has said tiles can get really damaged in the hail storms over here

Sue x

keep smiling

OMG does that happen much then ? Never really thought about that

robert cowan

not to noisy at all. (our tin roof)

biggy

we had a tin roof in our rental...............it almost caused a divorce and my kids were shockers..........................just make sure there is plenty insulation and u should b right.............ours had none ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Jensen Healey

Do they insulate the walls in new houses over there? I'm sure I heard somewhere that they don't bother...

robert cowan

http://www.livingcolourstudio.com.au/arch_5Star.htm
Global Consciousness
The Victorian Government’s new 5 Star Energy Ratings mean we have come of age regarding our individual responsibility for the planet. Good design is no longer opinion, it’s common sense. The average energy efficiency rating of houses in Victoria is currently only 2 stars. Considering our current and future energy and water needs, it’s clearly not good enough.

With a few simple design and construction changes, plus the use of special water and energy saving features, we can make our new houses and apartments 50% more energy efficient while heating and cooling, and reduce water consumption by up to 25%. That’s what the 5 Star standard is all about. Water will be saved by recycling and using rainwater tanks. Better heating and cooling will be achieved through the building fabric, insulation, double glazing and solar hot water systems.

Benefits of a 5 Star House
Better comfort.
A 5 Star house will be up to five degrees warmer in winter and as much as 10 degrees cooler in summer, depending on construction materials and design.

Better value.
Living in a 5 Star house could save households up to $210 on energy bills and $50 on water bills every year, on average. If you have central heating and air conditioning, a large house, or if your house is heated and cooled during the day, your savings could be even greater.

A better place to live.
A 5 Star house will help create a cleaner, healthier environment. You’ll save water and use less energy – and reduce greenhouse gas pollution by up to 5 tonnes every year. This will help make Victoria a better place for us all to live in.

What makes a 5 Star House?
A new house must achieve a 5 Star level of energy efficiency. For any house type there will always be several different ways to achieve the 5 Star rating. Features such as house orientation, internal design, building materials, shading of windows, insulation, glazing, as well as water saving fixtures are all taken into account. However, there is a great deal of flexibility and trade-offs can be made between different elements to achieve the end result. For example a 5 Star house may also have other features such as a solar hot water system or a rainwater tank

Accredited computer programs are used to assess the impact of the combined effect of these different factors on the energy efficiency of the house. The software programs – FirstRate and NatHERS – also make it easy to measure different strategies for meeting the 5 Star standard.

ElshaUK

Your house is huuuuge!!!! Looks lovely!!!!!

Ozzidoc

Ditto. Can't be beaten.

Vash the Stampede

I couldn't agree more.

When my family moved to Tassie, we had an old-fashioned corrugated iron roof which was a bit creaky and loose at the edges here & there. I remember having to get up on the roof in the middle of a storm one night, to help nail the bugger down! :scared: Ah, the memories...

We eventually upgraded to colourbond, which was much tougher and still sounded fantastic during heavy rain or hail! It's something I miss now that I'm in the UK.

avroncotton

We are building: The stud walls are lined with a reflectice covering, same with the underside of the colourbond roof. Then the loft floor is insulated with what they call batts, which is the wooly fibreglass that is the same as UK. There is also a thinner version that sits inbetween the stud on all external walls, before the plasterboard goes up. Personally, I'm going to be there when this bit happens as I want to make sure that it's done to ALL the external walls: I don't trust builders!

Can't wait to be in our own house, Rent and mortgage is killing us at the moment!

Tony

southstander

My friend uses a mooncup - she puts hers in the dishwasher at the end of each use

ladywithatorch

????????was that in the wrong thread by any chance?????????????

xRachx