downriver79
Steelhead
Metal roofs are great, especially in fire country. Just make sure you get up there at least once a year and check every single screw and make sure they're all snug.
metal roofs
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I used them, but quit doing roofs at 60...
They work well, if you're going to get up on a metal roof.
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If going metal the exposed screws will eventually be a problem and leak, especially on South facing directions.. I know this from experience on my own outbuildings. Requires some maintenance and often leaks not easily detected. The Snap-Lock style where screws are covered is more expensive, but not in the long run.
Thinking about this option for my house roof now.
Thinking about this option for my house roof now.
Google standing seam metal roofs, neighbor had one installed a few years ago, a double lock system with no visible fasteners so no need to get back on the roof once installed. My roof during mid winter will be carrying 2' of snow while his roof is continually shedding snow, so he always has a berm built up under his eves where slid snow accumulates.
So, we had a metal roof and gutters installed on our low pitch roof 27 years ago. It was a tar and pea gravel roof before. The house had no gutters prior, just down spouts built into the roof. Things I didn't think about:
* living in Western Washington even on a low pitch roof you shouldn't or can't get on it safely any time it has dew or any moisture. It becomes an "ice rink"
* the positive is 90% of leave and needles blow off the roof once dry. The only problem is a lot of needles and leaves do go into the gutter.
* I had to dig long trenches and instill black plastic drain pipes because ever once of rain comes off the roof immediately. So we had moisture getting under the house. The old tar gravel roof slowed the drainage down, I guess.
* yes, get a long running company because any aren't is only as good as the company.
* trim all branches way away from the roof, as any branch can poke a hole in the roof, then you have the issue with finding a matching new section or trying to patch it. Even a big pinecone can make a hole if it lands right.
* and snow can take gutters right off your house when's the snow starts to melt.
Anyway good luck, we went with a light gray as we have limited colors we both like for house color. I am overall glad we went metal, as I really don't think about the roof.
* living in Western Washington even on a low pitch roof you shouldn't or can't get on it safely any time it has dew or any moisture. It becomes an "ice rink"
* the positive is 90% of leave and needles blow off the roof once dry. The only problem is a lot of needles and leaves do go into the gutter.
* I had to dig long trenches and instill black plastic drain pipes because ever once of rain comes off the roof immediately. So we had moisture getting under the house. The old tar gravel roof slowed the drainage down, I guess.
* yes, get a long running company because any aren't is only as good as the company.
* trim all branches way away from the roof, as any branch can poke a hole in the roof, then you have the issue with finding a matching new section or trying to patch it. Even a big pinecone can make a hole if it lands right.
* and snow can take gutters right off your house when's the snow starts to melt.
Anyway good luck, we went with a light gray as we have limited colors we both like for house color. I am overall glad we went metal, as I really don't think about the roof.
Standing seam metal roofs are the most durable and leak proof, most difficult to properly install and consequently multiple times more expensive. I wouldn’t have any other type of metal. Worth it if you have the money but 40 and 50 year fiberglass shingles look good and are much cheaper. I built more than a few buildings with standing seam roofs, one in Alaska was copper, $$$$$.
can only image, my son had copper gutters installed on his ocean side home and it cost $$.