However, more modern extensions are using zinc or aluminium to finish a flat roof, both of which will last at least 50 years, if not far long, in the case of zinc.

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Ahead of King Charles III's coronation this weekend, Dezeen has put together a roundup of bold modern extensions bolted onto the side of historic British houses.

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