Yeah, same reason we're going with strawbale + limeplaster for our family house build this year.
30cm brick "foundation" wall with a timber frame on top. Slate roof.
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Dang. That's interesting.
Slate roofing is ideal, but may need to be done at a later date. Can you source enough easily?
:90percent: of houses have slate where we live 👉 Bretagne, FR
Ah, that makes sense. There's a LOT of slate roofs here in New England (the NE of the US), but it is falling out of favor since it is so expensive.
So few repairmen have any idea how to walk on them without cracking them. Such a shame, as they are such a gorgeous roof.
Yeah, same here.
But we're trying not to compromise on Beauty.
House size, strawbales, lime, DIY lego style construction plans, etc... make up for our slate roof, arched windows and detailed finishes.
We have mostly two types: slates and folded metal sheets. the later is almost indestructible. i know of buildings in my surrounding with this roof tops in place for more then 80 years and it's still like new.
my own is not even folded and it's 40 years old.
You just need to paint it every 15 years or something if you want good looks.