I have just finished installation of the bulk of this roof and put it through rainstorm test, and the whole experience has been a great one. And perhaps most exciting for me, installing my very own standing seam metal roof for the first time. I wondered about the price, but did not have time to find a better solution.įor my current house rebuilding project, the relaxed schedule and budget allows us to go All Experimental, All The Time. I paid about $13,000 to have a local company install standing seam metal roofing on each of the two houses my company built, in contrast to the $4,000 that other builders were forking over for shingles on houses of similar size.
The only problem is that in my area, the costs were spectacular. So during the short life of my house building company, I was pleased that the architect recommended I use metal roofs for the same reasons: They look cool, they can last a lifetime, and they keep out summer heat much better than shingles. The Australians told me that these metal roofs save them a lot of energy, and last forever as well. Every single roof was an attractive geometric expanse of detailed steel panels, often in bold colors. And this is a shame, because it is a pretty wasteful roofing material that causes a lot of unnecessary cost and headaches.įlying in to Sydney a few years ago, I noticed that their suburbs looked completely different than ours. But overall the Almighty Shingle dominates the marketplace. There are a few regional differences, like clay tile roofs in California and Florida and flat roofs in the adobe-style houses of Santa Fe.
If you’re in the United States and you look out your window in a typical neighborhood, you will notice asphalt shingle roofs as far as the eye can see.
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