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Prefabricated steel frames with concrete panel walls, designed under William Crane in the 1920s. Distinctive pan tile roofs wider and flatter than standard interlocking tiles. Steel frame construction means roof loads are carried differently.
Original pan tiles not manufactured since the 1950s. No modern tile matches exactly. Full re-specification with compatible modern profiles is the only option. Patch repairs impossible because profiles do not interlock.
Low-profile modern interlocking tile matching the shallow original pitch. Lighter than originals — important for the defined steel frame load capacity. Strip to rafters, breathable membrane, treated battens, stainless steel fixings.
Typical Crane house re-roof: £5,500-£9,000. 15-20% more than standard concrete tile re-roof due to material specification and structural considerations. The premium is unavoidable — wrong specification creates bigger problems.
Wollaton Park (Russell Drive, Middleton Boulevard), Stockhill (Stockhill Lane, Perry Road), parts of Basford (Vernon Road), Giltbrook in Eastwood. Recognisable by panel construction, shallow pitch, wider pan tile profile.
If original tiles are in reasonable condition, annual gutter clearance, biocide for moss, prompt repair of cracked tiles all extend life. Once 20-30% have failed, economics shift to full replacement.
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