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Hello all, I am hoping someone can cast their experienced eye on a quote I have been given for a complete re-roofing of a flat roof. I was quoted very recently £45K without VAT for the following: Roof dimension: 9 x 4 m complete re-roof with 3 steel beams H Beams are 127mm thick tin hat, revival of old one SE London location on a high street May not need scaffold Is the quote reasonable in light of increased material costs? Thank you so much all.

Thank you for replies. It's given me food for thought. I may be out of my depth on this so I'm reconsidering the purchase of this property, which is a shame because the rest of it is great. I think that anyone in the trade will see me as a complete novice and so will try to overcharge.

Thank you @nod for your insight. So if I understand correctly in layman's terms: 1) Stabilise masonry with steel mesh and cover with Sika render 2) Zinc cap parapet walls 3) Plaster the reinforced and waterproofed parapet walls. Is this correct? If so, do you think this can be done for £10k?

Hi @nod, Thanks for the advice. Will this add a significant amount of cost on top of what I was quoted for the work? I have no idea about these things. Thank you!

Hi Ferdinand, I would remove the rear parapet wall seen in the photo above that is made up of a mixture of breeze blocks and red brick, which I believe the current owner put up - that section does not need planning permission to remove. I would have this section of the wall removed to the point where you can see the original white ledge. Thanks!

Hello, Thank you for the warm welcome The roofer would have to put up scaffold (he quoted £595 + VAT) to access the roof. I can only knock down one side of the wall (lower rear end) - the other sides are shared and the front side joins with the neighbour's parapet wall, as it is a terraced house. The wall itself is about 0.75m high on the rear and front, whilst the shared sides are about 1.5m high. I think I will ask for the rear parapet wall to be removed, as I would like to deck out the roof in the future - the rear side would provide access to the roof from the garden. Below is an image of the rear parapet wall, with a view of the shared side walls. Pretty shocking! Thank you!

Hello, I am buying a house that I know has a flat roof parapet wall (8.5m x 4.5m) that is in poor condition. The rest of the house is pretty good. I need to make sure I factor in the cost of a parapet wall repair this year. I got a roofing contractor to take a look and he has come up with the below. Is what he is suggesting the standard practice when repairing parapet walls or is he recommending I implement the Rolls Royce solution (which will mean I will be eating baked buns for lunch for the rest of the year): Zinc Capping System to top of the Front Parapet Wall Clean off and prepare existing brick and wall surfaces ready to receive new zinc capping system. Supply and fit exterior ply-decking this to include all associated furring timbers fixed securely into position by means of screws and raw plugs ready to revive new zinc capping system. Supply and lay megaspaan underzinc felt lay loose. Supply and fit 14 gauge zinc sheeting dressed and formed into capping’s single welted, these to be fixed securely with zinc clips, this to include all necessary seaming, welting and solder burning as required including the forming of drips. Supply and fix new zinc cover flashings fixed securely to the existing decking with galvanised nails, dressed and formed including the welting onto covering with an outside lip ready to receive welted sheeting on zinc sheeting. Total Cost for Labour and Materials…….>£1,275.00 +vat Inner Parapet Wall Render Hack off existing sand and cement render to the front inner parapet wall bag up and clear. Brush down and Unibond brickwork ready to receive new materials. Supply and fix metal renderstop bead and stop beads these to be fixed securely on to the abutment walls by means of screws and raw plugs. Supply and lay new sand and cement render to the complete parapet wall this to have a mixture of a 3;1 sand and cement mortar finished with a fine washed sand with an added Waterproofer and Unibond mix, finished coat is to be by means of a trowel finish and leaving all works clean and tidy on completion and in a watertight condition. Total Cost for Labour and Materials…..£5,000.00 +vat Thank you so much for your advice!