Hi,
I'm looking for a garden shed and was intending to get one with a roof made from T&G planks as I am concerned that when the inevitable failure of the roof felt happens a roof made of processed wood will fail in the wet and I will be faced with the task of replacing the roof boards as well as the roof felt whereas with real wood planks it would just be a case of drying out any water and replacing the felt.
However the local shed place is trying to convince me that sterling board is as good as T&G planks and even makes the felt last longer because as T&G planks dry out they shift and cause the felt to wrinkle and eventually tear. He also claims that sterling board is waterproof and doesn't go soggy when wet like chipboard. He even showed me a display shed with a sterling board roof which they hadn't bothered to put felt on (but of course I don't know how long it has been there - he might have put it up yesterday).
What is the consensus here? Is sterling board a good option for a shed roof or is it just a cheap low quality option.
Thanks, Martin.