Every roofing material, compared honestly
Cost per square metre, real lifespans and the trade-offs nobody selling you a roof mentions. Pick the right material here, then get free quotes from vetted roofers who fit it properly.
Choose your material
Each guide covers what the material costs supplied and fitted, how long it genuinely lasts, where it excels and where it fails.
Roof tiles
Every tile type compared: profiles, prices, weights and lifespans in one guide.
Tile guide →Clay vs concrete tiles
The honest comparison: cost, weight, colour retention and how many decades each lasts.
Clay vs concrete →Natural slate
Why slate roofs last a century, what that costs and how to spot poor-grade imports.
Slate guide →Roofing felt
Where felt still makes sense, where it does not and what modern torch-on systems offer.
Felt guide →EPDM rubber
The flat roof favourite: a single rubber membrane with a 30 to 50 year working life.
EPDM guide →GRP fibreglass
Seamless fibreglass flat roofing: strengths, limits and why installation quality decides everything.
GRP guide →Flat roof comparison
EPDM vs GRP vs felt: the decision page that settles which flat roof system to buy.
Compare systems →Metal, zinc & copper
Standing seam and metal roofing for modern builds: costs, patinas and lifespans.
Metal roofing →Corrugated roofing
Bitumen, metal and PVC sheets for garages, workshops and outbuildings, compared.
Corrugated guide →Thatch
Owning, maintaining and insuring a thatched roof, and what re-thatching costs.
Thatch guide →Green roofs
Sedum and living roofs: the weight, waterproofing and upkeep behind the good looks.
Green roof guide →Warm vs cold roof
The insulation decision that decides whether a flat roof thrives or rots from underneath.
Warm vs cold →Roof trusses
How modern roof structures work, what they cost and what you can and cannot cut into.
Truss guide →Ridge tiles
Types, dry-fix systems and why building regulations changed how ridges are fixed.
Ridge tile guide →Sealants & coatings
What roof sealants and coatings can genuinely fix, and the miracle-cure claims to ignore.
Sealant guide →Cost and lifespan by material
2026 UK supply-and-fit rates for the most common roofing materials. Full breakdowns live in each material guide and the cost hub.
| Material | Cost per m² (supplied & fitted) | Typical lifespan |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete tiles | £110 – £150 | 40 – 60 years |
| Synthetic slate | £120 – £160 | 40 – 60 years |
| Clay tiles | £130 – £180 | 60 – 90 years |
| Natural slate | £150 – £220 | 80 – 120 years |
| Felt (flat roof) | £80 – £110 | 10 – 20 years |
| EPDM rubber (flat roof) | £90 – £130 | 30 – 50 years |
| GRP fibreglass (flat roof) | £110 – £150 | 25 – 40 years |
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