When choosing a new roof, many people consider a metal roof instead of the typical asphalt shingle roof. Here is some basic metal roofing information that may help you in your decision making process.
Although there will be some roofs with copper, the majority tend to be aluminium or steel. Normally, a zinc or zinc/aluminium coating will galvanize the steel to reduce the speed of corrosion. With metal roofing, it will be available in tiles, shingles, seam and batten, as well as shakes. Furthermore, there will be a number of colors and styles to choose from.
When people consider metal, they tend to reject the idea because of the noise but solid sheeting is used to reduce the impact of rain and bad weather. As well as reducing the risk of ice damming, metal can be a great protector during a fire; if there is a forest fire or house fire nearby, for example, any embers that land on the roof should simply die. Although this is a more expensive option than asphalt, it is known to last a lot longer (sometimes up to three times longer).
