davejura Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I've just been offered Northstone Donard tiles as an alternative to Marley Modern (supply issues!). My roofer has never heard of them, so just wondering if anyone has used them and if so were they OK? They are about 20p per tile cheaper by the way. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Pretty much an exact copy of a Marley Modern and company owned by Tarmac’s parent company. They are an Irish company so not sure if any of the likes of @Declan52 or @Conor have heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Potter Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, davejura said: I've just been offered Northstone Donard tiles as an alternative to Marley Modern (supply issues!). My roofer has never heard of them, so just wondering if anyone has used them and if so were they OK? They are about 20p per tile cheaper by the way. Thanks. They should be as they are based in NI, part of the UK and marketed as complying with the current standards. The main thing here is to look at the price in the round. Although the tiles may be cheeper, the verge closer, ridge system, clips and other accessories may/ may not be. You need to get a price for all the things you need then compare. It may get even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makie Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 The tiles are really good to use, I'm doing a site with them just now and plan on using them on private jobs from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejura Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Thanks. Makie what clips are you using? Roofer is concerned that they have their own clips as ones I was quoted for may not be compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I think the concrete companies/ tile distributors just brand up someone elses' clips etc, supplied in the right thickness. IIRC Northstone took over Scott's operation. I used to be in and out of their QC lab 20-odd years ago doing calibrations and at the time their "paint" coating was massively better than anything else on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 They would be a fairly massive construction company here making all sorts of products. Bank all them 20p pieces you will save to spend somewhere else on your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makie Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 21 hours ago, davejura said: Thanks. Makie what clips are you using? Roofer is concerned that they have their own clips as ones I was quoted for may not be compatible. We are using the Marley solofix clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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