Roofing Fabric

Sockrotter

Sockrotter

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Hello All,
As you can see, the time has come to reroof my Tudor.:mad:


Several vendors (Mac's, Snyder's and Bratton's are the three I know of) carry roofing fabric, is any particular one superior to the others?
Would you suggest any other vendors?
Thanks for your help.
 
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Baron LeBonney is another supplier. Theirs is probably the best but cost a little more. BTW where are you in AZ? I am in Pine, AZ
 
Thanks for the pointer.
I live near Seligman; the car is at a friend's place in Truxton.
Much Rte.66 goodness here.:D
 
I'm curious about this too. I bought top material 10yrs ago from MACS when I started my project and its still in the box. I'm finally close to finishing and using the top material but the material looks very plasticy and cheep. Not what I recall the original top looking like. Now i'm debating if I should re-buy from somewhere else and see if its any better. Do they all have this plastic look to them?

Bob
 
Mine has that plasticy look to it, but it was all that was available where I live. It's not too bad now that it's getting some dirt and dust on it. :D
 
I bought a roll of roof fabric from a well-known vendor (who probably sells what they all sell). I was not terribly happy with it, since it had a rather lightweight non-woven (fuzzy) backing fabric. Then I saw a sample of the LeBaron-Bonney fabric. It has a strong stretch-resistant canvas-like backing. I immediately ordered a second roll from them, and used it on my car. (Unfortunately I could not return the original roll, since I had already cut it.)

Doug

BTW, make sure you read Marco's excellent photo tutorial on roof fabric replacement!
 
Bob,If your material is folded up in a box,you will regret using it.That always bothered me about Mac's,the roofing came folded,and you NEVER get the fold marks out.I have a piece hanging behind the woodstove in the cellar.The owner bought it from Mac's,and opened the box after about a year had passed.I have had it hanging in the heat for at least three years and it still has every fold in it.It costs a lot more to ship it wrapped around a tube,(UPS oversize) compared to a small box,but what good is a small box of something unuseable?
 
The support here for LeBaron-Bonney's product, both tacit and specific seems nearly unanimous, so that seems to be the way to go.
Thanks for all your replies.
Rob
 
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