Anyone put a metal roof on their house?

[Gasser64]

Is there any way to do preventative maintenance that will lessen the likelihood of leaks?

People put a little glob of silicone on each one but, that just delays it. Only a matter of time? Do you have that style? I'll ask the boss

[BMCSean]

Not on my house, but my family does.

[miketyler]

I like the more modern look of metal roofs. We have several homes in Lake Ridge that are done in both, asphalt and metal and look great. I'd be interested in getting our dormers done in metal roof. We have nine of them.

[4EyedTurd]

From driving around it appears that most are done with standing seam. I've contemplated galvalume Rpanel over painted since its something like $ .80 a foot cheaper but I'm not sure how it'll look after a few years.

[Gasser64]

There's one roof I pass every day on my way home, that is just regular R panel. Been there for at least 10 years, still looks the same. Not the painted stuff, though. Just silver. Silver is your best bet anyway, save on your electric bill. The painted stuff does fade out pretty badly after awhile

[Unicorn Jeff]

Silver saves on your electric bill?

[Gasser64]

Generally yeah, if it stays silver. Even just silver paint would help, but wouldn't be advisable. Its why they paint those big propane tanks silver.

[Denny]

It reflects all colors of light.

[8mpg]

Silver saves on your electric bill?

the silver he is referring to is probably galvalume, a metal coating. My roof is galvalume. It will fade a little over time and lose the shine but is a better choice than any dark color. Apparently white is energystar approved.

[Chas_svo]

Anyone with a metal roof have cell reception issues? A coworker was warned of that from his roofer.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Anyone with a metal roof have cell reception issues? A coworker was warned of that from his roofer.

yup

[Denny]

Anyone with a metal roof have cell reception issues? A coworker was warned of that from his roofer.

Radiant barrier could disrupt reception as well

[miketyler]

If the issue exists, probably could be remedied by installing microcell in the residence.

[Chas_svo]

If the issue exists, probably could be remedied by installing microcell in the residence.

And the roofer said that "MAY" correct the reception. Talked him out of a metal roof.

[Gasser64]

Some people have the issue, but most people don't. Most that I've dealt with anyway. I've replaced a lot of stone coated steel roofs that the homeowner would need to stop talking to us inside the house for a minute, and take a cell call. Didn't seem to affect them. Imho, everyone who can, should always go metal. Even if hail comes and knocks some little dents in it, they have to replace it. IF your policy doesn't have a cosmetic waiver. Make sure of that. They may try to talk you into getting the cosmetic waiver, but don't let them. Its barely any more money, and if it hails enough you get a new roof. It often happens, that about the time that some people are thinking their metal roof is looking a bit old, they get a new free roof. But the roof looking old doesn't have any affect on its performance.

I also find it kinda cool that unless its hailing bowling balls, you really don't ever need a new metal roof, even with the hail dents. Those are just dents. With shingles, you're living on borrowed time. They're mostly 10-15 year roofs, at best. They can say they're 20-30 year roofs all they want, they're not. At 10 years they're looking kind of iffy in places, at about 15 they usually need replaced. They'll be losing a lot of grains and maybe even showing some threads. You can probably tell I hate shingle roofs. Just my personal experience. They'll live a bit longer if you have trees that shield the roof some.

But yeah we replace a lot of metal roofs, that don't need to be replaced. But, their insurance has to cover it, so they get a new one.