Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Mar 1st 2003, 5:48 pm
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Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Most of the houses I've looked at, on the Net, appear to have some kind of iron roof. The NuKiwi.com report also mentions the noisy iron roofs.
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
Mar 1st 2003, 9:06 pm
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Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Originally posted by sofistek
Most of the houses I've looked at, on the Net, appear to have some kind of iron roof. The NuKiwi.com report also mentions the noisy iron roofs.
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
Most of the houses I've looked at, on the Net, appear to have some kind of iron roof. The NuKiwi.com report also mentions the noisy iron roofs.
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
Mar 1st 2003, 11:00 pm
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Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Originally posted by pankala
Actually, the sound of rain on a metal roof can be very soothing, like a fountain. Usually insulation in the ceiling dampens the sound dramatically.
Actually, the sound of rain on a metal roof can be very soothing, like a fountain. Usually insulation in the ceiling dampens the sound dramatically.
We have an iron roof. it actually looks like tiles but is iron. It is a bit noisy when it hails! but I agree with pankala it is quite soothing and not really that bad when it rains the insulation does dampen the sound.
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Mar 1st 2003, 11:18 pm
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Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Originally posted by Watt Dabney
We have an iron roof. it actually looks like tiles but is iron. It is a bit noisy when it hails! but I agree with pankala it is quite soothing and not really that bad when it rains the insulation does dampen the sound.
Paula
We have an iron roof. it actually looks like tiles but is iron. It is a bit noisy when it hails! but I agree with pankala it is quite soothing and not really that bad when it rains the insulation does dampen the sound.
Paula
When the hail stones are the size of golf balls conventional tile roofs are severely damaged, the sheet roofs are more able to withstand the adverse weather conditions and can be changed easily if damaged thats how it was explained to us and it makes sense.
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Mar 2nd 2003, 9:00 am
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Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Originally posted by sofistek
Most of the houses I've looked at, on the Net, appear to have some kind of iron roof. The NuKiwi.com report also mentions the noisy iron roofs.
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
Most of the houses I've looked at, on the Net, appear to have some kind of iron roof. The NuKiwi.com report also mentions the noisy iron roofs.
Is this true? Do most houses have some kind of iron roof? Do any have tiles? And how do you sleep when it's raining, with an iron roof?
.I can only verify what the others say - noisy when it hails (I've never known it to hail at night though). The first couple of times it rains on the old coloursteel roof, you'll notice it as something unusual but after that it does become something that soothes - maybe instead of visiting psychiatrists, people in the UK with troubled minds should just have coloursteel roofs installed.
Plenty of houses are also built with tiled roofs if you're really concerned.
Mar 2nd 2003, 10:21 am
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Re: Iron Roofs in New Zealand
Thanks to all. It seems like this isn't too bad of a problem, which is nice.
With all this talk of hail stones, is this a common occurence in NZ? Across the whole country?
It's a fairly thorough warts and all report. Very useful for those considering the move but with no direct experience.
The reason it struck me is because we have a conservatory and, even though it has a fairly steeply pitched roof, heavy rain can make an awful racket. A corrugated iron roof seemed like it would be unbearable at times, without being able to shut it out.
With all this talk of hail stones, is this a common occurence in NZ? Across the whole country?
Originally posted by arthurm
Must be scraping the bottom of the barrel to bring this up as an issue in a report .
Must be scraping the bottom of the barrel to bring this up as an issue in a report
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The reason it struck me is because we have a conservatory and, even though it has a fairly steeply pitched roof, heavy rain can make an awful racket. A corrugated iron roof seemed like it would be unbearable at times, without being able to shut it out.
