GRP fibreglass roofing across Lancashire

Price per m²

£71–£133

Typical life

20–40 years

Manufacturer guarantees

20–25 year material warranties on specified systems

Typical garage roof

£1,700–£3,100

How much does a GRP fibreglass roof cost in Lancashire?

Guide prices including VAT at North West rates. The fixed price comes after a free survey for new and replacement roofs.

Which flat roofs are common in Lancashire?

Flat roofs in Lancashire sit on shops with flat-roofed rear stores below flats, low-rise post-war blocks of flats and newer estates where the first extension roofs are now being replaced. The North West is one of England's wetter regions, averaging roughly 1,290 mm of rain a year, so falls, outlets and well-detailed upstands matter more than the membrane colour. Approximate 1991–2020 regional averages based on Met Office data.

Building regulations in England

Replacing more than half of a roof over a heated room usually counts as renovating a thermal element, so it is insulated to current standards and notified to building control. Renovated roofs over heated rooms are insulated to around 0.16 W/m²K where that's feasible, and new extension roofs are built to 0.15 W/m²K. In Lancashire the application goes to Preston City Council, Burnley Borough Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and 10 other councils. More on the rules.

Will a new GRP roof need extra insulation to meet building regulations?

If the roof is over a heated room and you are replacing more than half of it, usually yes. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland that counts as renovating a thermal element, and in Scotland the council's building standards service will say whether a building warrant applies.

GRP pairs well with a warm roof because the new deck boards it needs can sit on top of the insulation. The result is thicker, so we check at survey that there is room under door cills and wall flashings, and that the upstands can finish around 150 mm above the new surface. Where approval is needed we arrange it with building control or building standards.

Unheated, detached garages normally sit outside the thermal rules. See the building regulations page for each nation, or the warm vs cold roof guide for why we avoid cold roofs where we can.

Why do GRP roofs crack, and can weather affect the installation?

GRP usually cracks where the structure moves and the laminate cannot, typically along board joints, at the junction with trims, or where a roof meets a wall. Weather during laying is the other big factor, because resin cures by chemical reaction and that reaction is sensitive to temperature and moisture.

How we reduce the risk of cracking:

• boards fixed at close centres so the deck does not flex;
• joints taped and reinforced with an extra strip of mat;
• wall junctions finished with a separate trim or flashing, not laminated hard into the masonry;
• roofs over a certain size divided with movement details where the system calls for them.

And how weather is managed:

• no laminating in rain, on a damp deck, or when dew or frost is likely before the resin sets;
• catalyst levels adjusted for the temperature, so resin neither stays tacky on a cold day nor kicks too fast in summer heat;
• the roof sheeted over if a shower threatens a fresh laminate.

That is why a GRP date can move at short notice. A day's delay costs far less than a laminate that never cures properly.

Which towns in Lancashire do we cover?

• Preston
• Burnley
• Blackburn
• Blackpool
• Morecambe
• Lancaster
• Lytham St Annes
• Skelmersdale
• Leyland
• Accrington
• Chorley
• Darwen
• Thornton-Cleveleys
• Nelson
• Fleetwood
• Ormskirk
• Rawtenstall
• Colne
• Poulton-le-Fylde
• Heysham
• Haslingden

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