Nope, I don't blame her one bit. It's a LOT of work for sure but it saves a ton of money doing it yourself. I've never done a metal roof so I'll leave that up to the experts.
Now if we can only agree on a color. She wants a dark color (med bronze) and I'd like a lighter color. There are 37 color choices.
No help here but it is something I've been interested in. Do you mind sharing some of the reasons you decided to go with the metal roof?
I built a gazebo with a standing seam hip metal roof. It does look really nice. I have traditional metal roof on the barn and hay shed.
I would say that if your house is two story it doesn't matter which one you choose because at a distance it is hard to see the screws.
It is probably good to let the pros install it. You need special cutters and brakes to bend the metal. If you use the wrong tools you can accelerate corrosion.
Are the going to strip the current roof down to the wood and put down a sound dampening material under the new roof?
What color are you going to choose?
I was writing while you posted this. A good company should be able to create in software an elevation of your house and swap out colors so you can get an idea how they will look with your architecture and wall colors.
Don't have one, but sure like the look of them, and the weather advantages they give.
But that raises a question, would it be wise to install lightning rods, or is that not a
concern with metal roofs.. Oh, and ice cleats (I think that's the name?).
Metal roofs are fairly popular out here, they don't catch on fire. Discount on homeowners insurance.
They 'sweat', need a real waterproof underlayment (15-30lb felt just don't cut it)
They sound neat when it rains. Real neat in a hail storm. Snow can be a minor(?) issue, especially when it cuts loose all at once
Roof penetrations (any penetration) can be leak points, and often are. Same for valleys. Composition shingles 'flex', the whole panel(s) move on metal.
Durability is generally longer than composition shingles, I wouldn't call them life time though.
They dent (big hail, big branches, 400 lb gorilla), they're real slippery when wet, the color fades over time. Roof repairs end up looking like a checkerboard.
Rick
Not inexpensive, but when installed by the right contractor they are very good.
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Metal roofs are fairly popular out here, they don't catch on fire. Discount on homeowners insurance.
They 'sweat', need a real waterproof underlayment (15-30lb felt just don't cut it)
They sound neat when it rains. Real neat in a hail storm. Snow can be a minor(?) issue, especially when it cuts loose all at once
Roof penetrations (any penetration) can be leak points, and often are. Same for valleys. Composition shingles 'flex', the whole panel(s) move on metal.
Durability is generally longer than composition shingles, I wouldn't call them life time though.
They dent (big hail, big branches, 400 lb gorilla), they're real slippery when wet, the color fades over time. Roof repairs end up looking like a checkerboard.
Rick
Conrad will be up there applying the yearly polyglycoat.