Metal roofs

[rgp]

Does anyone here have one ? Anyone know what they cost [1200 sq/ft ranch house]

My house is 21 years old , and I'm just thinking ahead .

 

[Pappy]

We were thinking of going metal, but just went with shingles instead. About $1500 less expensive and less noisy. Some folks claim it ruined their wifi. I’m not sure about this one. Our roof was about the same age and square footage a little over 1100. They made me an offer, I countered with cash and they knocked off $500.

 

[old medic]

Ours is 1600sq/ft bought the metal, trim screws for $2400. Probably another couple hundred for dinner and beverages for the roofing party.

 

[Alligatorob]

I have had metal roofs for many years. In Florida they were great, less wind damage in storms, little corrosion, and less likely to accumulate leaves and debris, They also last longer than shingles. I always did Galvalume (https://www.galvalume.com/galvalume/index.php?page=product-information)

However when moving to Utah when I decided to do metal I could not get the Galvalume locally and ended up doing standing seam, which is supposed to be better and is more expensive. Problem here is snow, it slides suddenly and sometimes violently off the roof. You have to be careful. I would not do it again here, but if I end up back in Florida I would do the metal again.

I have done a little metal roofing myself and know it is not as easy as you might think. Getting things properly lined up was a problem for me. @old medic is probably more skilled than I.

 

[Don M.]

Does anyone here have one ? Anyone know what they cost [1200 sq/ft ranch house] My house is 21 years old , and I'm just thinking ahead .

We had our roofing replaced about 4 years ago. Metal roofs are becoming more commonplace here, with a really good Mennonite company just a few miles away. I wanted to go metal, but my wife was against it, so we got Owens Corning 30 yr. warranty shingles with a composite underlayment. I got 4 estimates beforehand, and they were all in the $6000 range....2400 sq. ft. with a complete removal of the old roofing, etc.

Personally, I would still go with metal....if it were solely my choice. If you live in an area with substantial Winter snowfall, you would want to make sure that the metal roof includes some horizontal "ridges" to avoid a sudden major slide of the snow from the roof.

 

[Alligatorob]

If you live in an area with substantial Winter snowfall, you would want to make sure that the metal roof includes some horizontal "ridges" to avoid a sudden major slide of the snow from the roof

Yep, we added those after the first winter. They help with the safety thing. However I don't like them, you have to screw through the roofing and they can collect other leaves and debris.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I did a lot of roofing back in the day. Our farm roof needed repairs almost every year, and after reroofing it 3 times, plus not being as agile as once was, we decided to buy a metal roof about 7 years ago. It was a little more expensive but I love it. You get use to the noise and learn to like it too. The snow melting took down our gutters. We haven't replaced them, and our basement leaks from the run off, but no worse than before. As far as a serious avalanche falling off, I think the chances of injury/harm are slim.

 

[Aunt Bea]

At my age, I would be more concerned with cost than durability.

I would opt for a basic overlay or reroof using builder-grade three-tab shingles.