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Old Jul 11th 2015, 10:39 pm
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Hi, i have a question to ask on behalf of a friend who has recently moved to Brisbane.
They are looking at houses and noticed, after being in the roof space of a couple of homes, that there is no roofing felt or membrane under the tiles as there would be in the UK.

Is this the norm? What are the rules regarding roof construction. Has someone taken a shortcut and left it off, or is this a regular and common practice?

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Old Jul 11th 2015, 10:44 pm
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It think it is building regulations now. Mine has insulation. Older homes may not have, it would seem.


Hopefully someone will know and let us know.
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Old Jul 11th 2015, 10:46 pm
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Thanks, i guess they are more worried about the possibility of having a cracked or loose tile and nothing there to stop the rain coming in and destroying the ceiling.

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Old Jul 11th 2015, 11:01 pm
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Default Re: Any builders or roofers out there?

It's weird isn't it!

We are in VIC and built our house 5 years ago, we opted for Colorbond because it suited the house plus the benefits of cooling quicker in the heat. Also with Colorbond they put in extra insulation.

The houses with tiles had no felt, as you say just the tiles stuck on the rafters so it wasn't that long ago and of course different states will have different rules! I'd also heard that the tiles can easily be removed for a break-in!

Having had Colorbond I wouldn't go back to tiles in Oz.
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