What is this material called?

[Scott Falvey]

Garage roof today. It seems to be a pressed type fiber. I don't know what it is even though I have seen it before.

Help.

[bandag]

It is sold at Home Depot, I do not know the exact name of it and it is not on their website but it is a legit roofing product.

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by bandag

It is sold at Home Depot, I do not know the exact name of it and it is not on their website but it is a legit roofing product.

Is it not the corrugated fiberglass material that Home Depot has? I think this is what we are looking at, and this guy just used tar over it.Look at the nails with the rubber seal it looks like there is tar on the nails



Mario

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

It is called Ondura.

http://www.ondura.com/

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Originally Posted by dedwards

It is called Ondura.

http://www.ondura.com/

I have never seen this roofing material in Canada Home Depot.


Mario

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

Try Lowes'. I think they sell it as well. In fact I think Lowes has been selling it for many years. There is some bad press about it but if you search you will find many very satisfied customers who installed it themselves. Appears some of the bad press if from roofers. Imagine that! Ive actually thought of using it myself when I get ready to build my shop. It looks great and simple to install.

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Thanks Doug!!

Lowe's is just now making it's way to Canada!!

Mario

[pdoane]

IT CRAP!!!!!!! Oh,.. Yes Ondura too. I have not seen it last more then 5 years out here. But I see alot of it at the Ocean so not sure if it holds up better in a dryer climate!

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Is this the same Product or similar.?

http://www.onduline.co.nz/index.html


Marcel

[Linas I. Dapkus]

It may be asbestos transite material that was painted prior to installation. If you scratch the tar off and the roofing material is gray, it may be asbestos and only a lab can verify that it is. I removed millions of square feet of transite roofing and siding.

[jbowman]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Is this the same Product or similar.?

http://www.onduline.co.nz/index.html


Marcel

I agree. Thanks Marcel I couldn't remember the name of the crap (I mean roofing). I wanted to call it aljuline or something like that but knew it was wrong. Once you posted your Onduline link you refreshed my memory.

[David E. Helm]

Originally Posted by pdoane

IT CRAP!!!!!!! Oh,.. Yes Ondura too. I have not seen it last more then 5 years out here. But I see alot of it at the Ocean so not sure if it holds up better in a dryer climate!

I believe CRAP is probably its real name.

[pdoane]

Originally Posted by ldapkus

It may be asbestos transite material that was painted prior to installation. If you scratch the tar off and the roofing material is gray, it may be asbestos and only a lab can verify that it is. I removed millions of square feet of transite roofing and siding.

Nope,
It is Ondura and it is (like my first post said) crap. I wouldnt even use it on a shed. People see it in Lowes, or Home Depot and say "Look honey, it is even rated for residential applications" LETS TRY IT!!!!!! People will do anything to save a buck.
http://www.ondura.com/

[pdoane]

Here is what it looks like after 5 years,... PVC coating flakes off, and the nails pop up from expansion and contraction of the panels,..

[wforsyth]

Eww ick. (ya, I know...)