Lincolnshire Ian Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Hi folks Hopefully this will be an easy one for someone. Does anyone know where I can buy 6mm granite chippings (the little stones that go on flat roofs)? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Start by asking at your local builders merchants. (not sure why you want to cover a flat roof with stones though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 TP have them Back in the day when virtually every extension and garage had a flat roof Limestone chippings where used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, SteamyTea said: Start by asking at your local builders merchants. (not sure why you want to cover a flat roof with stones though) Our BM's have them in small bags and stupidly expensive Why cover our flat roof with chippings @SteamyTea ? We were told that they would keep the roof surface cooler. But every roof needs maintenance - so you need to walk on it and thus risk puncturing the membrane. When we asked the builder about maintenance - he said that the roof wouldn't need maintenace. Yeah , right. And then we asked him how we could re-point the gable wall above the flat roof without pushing the 'grit' through the membrane he went quiet. We used specialised reflective paint on the surface instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I thought stone chippings were used on mineral felt roofs as a way of protecting them from UV. Do modern roof coverings need that protection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This is the paint we used ( before I get chewed ...... other sellers and other paints are available) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 22 minutes ago, ProDave said: on mineral felt roofs as a way of protecting them from UV. Old felt roofs used to melt in the summer sun. The chippings reflected and absorbed energy, and physically protected it against feet. It used to be sold with a tiny grip already on it,and that would suffice for a shed. But on a flat roof tiny chippings were spread ...I think onto a bitumen sticky layer. I think modern felts don't melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger440 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I do know said granite chips seem remarkably hard to come by. Bigger, like 10mm, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramco Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Have a look at stone warehouse - basically AFAIK longstone quarry in Derbyshire. We've had black granite from them - not sure how small they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnshire Ian Posted Saturday at 11:04 Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:04 We are looking for stone chippings to tart up the felt roof on our existing house rather than the new build. We were hoping that a few 25kg bags of chippings spread over the roof would make it less likely for the surveyor on our existing house sale to say we need a new flat roof (a common thing I have found if the roof looks a bit tired, even when it doesn't leak). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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