Why Metal Roofs Rank Highest among Home Roofing Systems

There will come a time when you consider buying a new home or replacing the roof of your existing home. There are a few roof options such as wood and cedar, asphalt shingles, and metal roofs.

Metal roofs in particular provide more value and advantages over other roofing systems. Style choices allow you to have your desired look through the use of different metals material. Different materials include steel, aluminum, copper, zinc and tin. However, they all must meet the strong wind, impact, and fire rating requirements of your municipality.

Key reasons metal roofs are the ideal roofing system:

• Durability: Metal roofs are strong and weather resistant outperforms other roofing systems in the long run. Although you should still have your roof inspected periodically to make sure there are no repairs necessary, metal roofs don’t require as much replacing and repairing compared to other roofing systems.
• Energy Efficiency: Metal roofs reflect sunlight that makes the roof hot, and this results in a reduction in cooling costs and unnecessary heating in hotter seasons.
• Environmentally friendly: Metal roofs are partly composed of recycled content. Furthermore, metal roofs are 100% recyclable at the end of their life cycle whereas shingle and other roofing systems end up as waste.
• Longevity: Metal roofs can last 40-70 years. On the contrary, other roofing systems last 12-20 years.

Although metal roofs have their advantages among roof systems, it is important to note some disadvantages as well:

• Affordability: Metal roofs will have a higher initial cost, but their longer lifespan and minimal maintenance make up for this.
• Noisiness: During rainstorms, metal roofs are louder for the occupants. However, you can minimize this with insulation installed below the roof.
• Climate impacts: A metal roof can degrade or loosen over time from the contraction and expansion of the roofing material. This depends on the climate, screws, and fasteners used to secure the roof. With periodic inspections, this is easily avoidable.

Metal roofs are a viable option for homeowners or homebuyers who prioritize longevity and performance and don’t mind the higher costs associated.