To all experienced Builders in the House,

I presently running a building project ( a standard 4 bed room bungalow with 2 sitting room, a study room and lundary) and the building is at its roofing stage. I'm currently at a crossed road on the type of roofing sheet to be used regarding roofing sheet to be used considering the cost and heat retention.

I know the commonest roofing sheets used by most people this days is the aluminimu but my experince in the current house i stay in has kind of discouraged me from the use of the aluminium given the amount of heat it absorbs during the day and later radiates at nights during the real hot season. Similarly, i do not have money for the cost of the Gerrald aluminium which does not abosorb heat.
Also, the Aebestos slates which does not absorb heat as aluminium (even though it looks cheap compared to aluminium) is out of it for me because of the long term health implications of the aebestoes.

Recently, somebody recommended Oduline roofing sheet to me that the material could actually meet my requirements of costs and heat retention. I have tried to look around most ongoing building projects and i realised that is not that common. I have only seen it in one or two house that have been completed in the past 3 or 2 years ago.

My question to experienced buiders in house who have used Oduline roofing material to advise me on the pros and cons of the material. Is it really cheaper compared to aluminium? Is it really durable? Other advices based on your experience of handling a roofing project will do.

Also just checking, is it not too much to spend about 1.2 Million naira on just wood works for roofing ( excluding roofing sheets materials) for a house described in paragrahp 1 of my mail above? This quote was based on a 10 feet massing to allowing for enough spacing between ceiling boards and the roofing sheets.

Please on all these.

Thanks for your contribution.

any advice from someone?

Contrubution from anyone?

An advice is stillneeded on this

Would like to reply to the topic mentioned above.
onduline is a very good roofing product,it was used for my dad"s building and it has bin there for over 10 years.it is durable but the the only challenge is that you need qualified carpenters to help instal it.because if not well layed or stepped on it can store water and later start leaking,but i can guarantee you that its very durable.and also makes the house cool compared to other roofing sheets that radiate heat
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I think 1.2M is ridiculously high for the woodwork to roof a 4 bedroom bungalow. I just finished a 4bed room bungalow with 2 large sitting areas, a waiting room, bar, laundry with all the rooms ensuite and I paid about N520k in total for the woodwork including workmanship.