Decra Roofing Advantages

Am I spending my money wisely, what’s the best balance between cheapness and the durability of a quality maintenance free product?

It’s a difficult decision to make and as everything you own is protected by a roof it’s an extremely important decision to get right, not just right for today, but right the next 30 to 60 years. Independent unbiased advice is difficult to find.

Davis Langdon’s internationally respected cost accountants recently carried out a Whole Life Cost Analysis of complete roof structures for leading competing roof systems.

Is Decra a safe bet, see for yourselves.

 

	How Much More Expensive Are Alternative Roof Coverings
	Over a 35 year period	Over a 60 year period
Concrete Tile	14%	26%
Machine Made Clay	69%	120%
Concrete Plain Tiles	46%	65%
Man Made Slate	77%	132%
Natural Slate	61%	82%
Aluminium Standing Seam Roofing	60%	61%
Zinc Standing Seam Roofing	18%	65%
Stainless Steel Standing Seam Roofing	20%	22%
Composite Insulated Steel Trapezoidal Sheets	54%	157%
Composite Insulated Steel Tile Sheets	88%	191%

  

Source: Davis Langdon,
Chart:  Whole life cycle costs per m2 over a 60 year period taking average values for life cycle costs and maintenance factors for each of the roof options. Roof costs include for cost of a dry fixed roof covering and the cost of typical underlying supporting structure (e.g. roof trusses).
Product Costs: were primarily compiled using Davis Langdon’s extensive National Cost Database, Davis Langdon’s professional judgement and discussions with specialist contractors. Additional data has been obtained from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS); SPON’s Architects and Builders’ Price Book 2004 and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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