Roofing shingles experience?

[Mr Sandman]

Any one had any experience or preference for roofing shingles? I have the option of IKO Armourshield or Katepal.

IKO are more expensive, are they worth the extra cost?

Ta peeps,

Steve

[Capitol]

I'm prejudiced, use slates or tiles.

[alan_m]

+1 my local council went all eco bollox and built a visitor centre in a local park and used wooden singles for roofing/cladding. A year or so later it looks s**te!

[Kipper at sea]

Look nice when new but soon go a grey colour and don't last long in the English climate. They start to split up the middle and slide out.

[Bill]

In message , Kipper at sea writes

Back in 2010 I posted quite a bit here about my son's summerhouse roof, which was leaking badly.

We thought about paint and various other coverings, but without talking to me he decided to nail a shingle roof over the top. In 2013.

I was sent to collect the shingles, stainless nails etc. in my role of unpaid assistant.

When it was first done it looked a bit out of place, but it has now matured to a colour that fits in well with the surroundings. The shingles still look sound.

[Bill]

In message , jim writes

No, and it has survived storms in which No2 summerhouse (the house came with 3) was blown off its concrete fence post base.

[Martin Bonner]

No idea.

Depends where you are. Shingles are common round (Black Forest) here - although more often on the walls than the roof. (Traditional roofs are pantiles - *very* traditional roofs are thatch.)

[Mike rogers]

I regularly pick up from Birmingham airport. If the flight is delayed or I'm early I wait in the free car park just beyond the railway station. Its only a minute drive then to the airport pick up area which will cost you a quid!

Mike

[tabbypurr]

Huh?

NT

[Martin Bonner]

Oh good. It's not just me then!

(I suspect Mr Rogers meant to reply to a different message - quite possibly in a different group.)