Fibre-cement shingles – cracked or damaged

Causes

Surface degradation due to age

Careless walking on the roof, or impact damage from cricket balls or other hard objects

The shingles are at the end of their serviceable life

Common

Listed under: concrete and cement, fibre-cement, Roof, cladding, roof cladding, fibre-cement shingles

Cause

Surface degradation due to age

Repair

  • replace damaged shingles if replacements can be found
  • where only a few shingles/shakes are damaged and no replacement can be found, a temporary repair may be made using butyl rubber, flat galvanised steel or flat zinc/aluminium alloy-coated steel
  • where more shingles/shakes are damaged, the roof should be replaced. A building consent will be required as a different roof cladding will have to be used.

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Cause

Careless walking on the roof, or impact damage from cricket balls or other hard objects

Repair

  • replace damaged shingles if replacements can be found
  • where only a few shingles/shakes are damaged and no replacement can be found, a temporary repair may be made using butyl rubber, flat galvanised steel or flat zinc/aluminium alloy-coated steel
  • where more shingles/shakes are damaged, the roof should be replaced. A building consent will be required as a different roof cladding will have to be used.

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Cause

The shingles are at the end of their serviceable life

Repair

  • if the roof is at the end of its serviceable life, it should be replaced. A building consent will be required as a different roof cladding will have to be used 

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