Why Should Homeowners Consider Metal Roofing?

Metal roofs offer several advantages including a longer life cycle than roofing materials like asphalt, and cedar. Metal roofs can withstand the elements including hail, heavy rain and snow, and high winds. Metal roofs have also been credited for protecting homes during forest and brush fires. In fact, in many areas insurance companies offer homeowners up to a 30% reduction in their homeowners insurance when they install a metal roof.

Available in three different styles: standing-seam roofing, panel roofing, and look-alikes including tiles, cedar, or slate. Standing-seam metal roofs have large ribs, which require crimping or soldering to connect them. Panel roofing panels resemble standing-seam roofing however, these require being screwed down. With the exception of the screw-down panels, metal roofing installations require special training.

Metal roofs can initially cost up to three to four times more than asphalt or cedar roofs. However, homeowners must keep in mind that the average asphalt cedar roof will require replacing approximately every 15 to 20 years, whereas metal roofs can last over 60-years, making metal the perfect roofing choice.

Other differences between traditional roofing materials and metal roofing are their warranties. The average premium asphalt roofs usually have warranties that range from 12 to 20 years, whereas the warranties of metal roofs can range up to 50 years, which is more than four times longer than traditional roofing materials.

Another benefit of metal roofs is that they provide excellent insulation, reducing both air conditioning and heating bills. However, with all of these wonderful benefits, many people are hesitant about having a metal roof installed on their homes because of their homeowners associations and the covenants and bylaws that govern them.

Metal roofs are available in a variety of different styles, colors and finishes, with many that resemble other roofing materials including cedar shake, slate, asphalt shingles and clay tiles, so that there is at least one that will satisfy even the most authoritarian homeowners associations.

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