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Couldn't agree more. Any work is good work. Recently I put the word out to the local tradesmen that I wanted a wall rendered, I had a quote the previous year of 950Euro. Low and behold, this year I stated I would pay 300 Euro and trust me, I could have chosen from 4 different macons. I chose one in the end up, got a fully guranteed job with insurance etc, a devis and then a facture, siret numbers, the whole nine yards for my 300. So NuBeginnings deal sound a good one to me, only pity not my region (South West) or I could have given you some contact details. Happy hunting.

Hello.  Many thanks to everyone, this seems to be the answer, terrific photo's. Has anyone who has had this done actually done it themselves. Reason I ask is that the usual wait down my way is around May/June of next year, so I quite fancied having a go earlier than that. Managed to get a really good price on the actual sheets from a builders merchants, so it's the actual nitty gritty of fitting, cutting, do you have to replace support bars underneath etc AND what makes this whole excercise a real hoot for me  is that I am so scared of heights I get a nose bleed standing up.....so should be a lot of fun... any more info greatly appreciated.   Great thanks to all Vertigo Dave.

Hello.   Thanks for your reply, but that link to brico depot does not show the correct panel. The stuff I am talking about is a fibre based board, 100% waterproof and measures 1.96m by 0.96m. There is also one slightly smaller. It is formed using a colour process that makes it look like actual tiles from a short distance away. You can see it on the Point P website. Cheers.

Hello everyone, new to this forum and find it very interesting. I have had a house down in the South West for 10 years and alas the roof has seen better days. I have been expolring the use of the roof panels called suis tuile which you then cover in canal tiles for a more pleasing effect. The benefits that I can see are the speed at which it can be applied, the cost,( being far less than replacing with the original type canal tile) and the availabilty of the product.As well as this reusing about half the old tiles thus saving having to go to the dump so many times! Point P. or even Brico depot has it. Is there a down side? Would love to know if anyone has used it and there experience. Many thanks.