Category Archives: Metal Roofing
Dec
Each manufacturer has it’s own unique set of metal roof colors. Many companies have similar or matching names of colors but compared side by side, there’s a slight difference. We’ve found that some of our clients really want to look at how Copper Penny looks from company to company or find just the right shade […]
Dec
There are many myths of metal roofing. Many people ask us: Is a Metal Roof loud? When it rains, it is going to sound thunderous in my home? This couldn’t be farther from the truth! This myth arises when people think of a piece of metal, like a cymbal, being struck—or they imagine a tin […]
Dec
When we do shows, such as The Home and Garden Show in Columbus, Ohio, we meet hundreds of homeowners. What we hear many times is that they want a metal roof but can’t afford it. They had some other company come out to give them an estimate and it was sky high. They then think metal […]
Dec
A Metal Roof is the most energy efficient roof you can purchase. An asphalt roof will absorb and hold heat where a metal roof will reflect the heat from U.V. light away from your home—this keeps your house cooler in the summer. The secret isn’t in the color of the roofing material but in the paint that our […]
Dec
There are two basic metal roofing types used in roofing: Standing Seam and Rib Metal. Within these types of metal roofs are a few different sub-types that serve specific functions for metal roofing needs. In addition to the type or subtype of metal roof you choose, there are different gauges, or thicknesses, to the metal. […]
Dec
A Metal Roof is the single most important thing you can do for your home. The advantages of a metal roof over a shingle roof are infinite. Shingles are the dinosaur of roofing and are nearly obsolete. Shingles don’t last the 25 years the company says they will. They last 12-to 18 max. The making […]