Roofing: The Benefits of a Metal Roof

When its time to replace the roof on your home or commercial building the cost can be off putting but there is a valid option that is cost effective and ecologically sound and that is to use a metal one.

Metal roofs have become more popular as replacement ones especially with commercial buildings due to a variety of factors. The most impressive factor to consider is the warranty.

Most are generally have a fifteen year life span but metal ones come with a thirty to fifty year true warranty. This type of warranty will probably out last most tenants. Another advantage to using a metal one is the fact that it is fire proof and in a geographic area prone to thunder and lightening storms having a roof that won’t catch fire with a lightening hit can save your building and possibly lower your insurance premiums.

If your building is located in an area that is prone to extreme weather conditions such as snow or hail storms or has winds that get up to 120 mph the classification for a class two tornado than using a metal one is a sound decision. This material will withstand more extreme conditions than any of the other types of material that can be used.

Another bonus to using a metal roof is the fact that it can be installed directly over the current one which saves time and money by not ripping the old off and there is the ecological factor because the old roofing material won’t be taking up landfill space.

If you decide to go with a metal roof you will need to find a roofer who specializes in metal roofs or at least has a good understanding of them. You do not want to be the first customer he has installed a metal roof for. One way to navigate through the roofing contractors in the area is to use a consumer based web site that post customer reviews of a business.

By going through a web site that gives the local businesses real consumer reviews and ratings you can eliminate the roofers who don’t specialize in metal roofs and find the ones that have already been pre-tested by other consumers to be top rated.

Once you find a roofer make sure to go back to the same consumer based web site that you located you roofer on and post your own positive review and give the business a grade. This will help other clients find a roofer who knows how to install a metal roof and it is a great way to keep a good business going.