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Metal roof question
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:42 pm
Anyone know the cost of a metal roof? Is it a pain to keep it rom denting? Does it help with utility bill?
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Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:43 pm to Cashmoney99
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Anyone know the cost of a metal roof?
tree-fiddy...
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:44 pm to Cashmoney99
More than comp shingle, but lasts twice as long.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:46 pm to Cashmoney99
can't help you w/the cost,but metal roofs don't just "dent".....unless some jackass gets up there and jumps up and down or a large tree limb falls on it.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:46 pm to Cashmoney99
Doesn't dent, mine is about ten years old and leaks like a motherfricker. I have to deal with it tomorrow...
This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:49 pm to Cashmoney99
Not sure why, but at first glance I read this as "meatloaf question"
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:52 pm to Cashmoney99
Leaks.
But then you fix it.
And then it leaks.
Standing seam is better I hear, but I'll never know.
But then you fix it.
And then it leaks.
Standing seam is better I hear, but I'll never know.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:59 pm to Cashmoney99
What is it being installed on... an existing roof with sheathing or just roof purlins? What is the roof slope? Shallow pitch roofs are way more likely to leak, especially when not properly installed. Standing seam roofs aren't attached by screws, so they're less likely to leak, but they're also more expensive.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:16 pm to Cashmoney99
My fatherinlaw put one on his house he built 18 years ago. The metal is still original but he has had to change the screws out 2 or 3 times and each time going one size up on the screw. That's a pain but he likes the look so he deals with it. It has no dents and has survived every hurricane just fine. IDK about the electricity bill.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:57 pm to Cashmoney99
About $450/Square for 24 gauge concealed fasteners, and high quality color (Kynar or similar.). Installed.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:28 pm to Cashmoney99
I built in 2013 and went with a Galvalume metal roof.My house is a farmhouse style with 12 on 12 and it breaks to 6 on 12. I have 4603 sqft under roof and it cost 15800 for the complete job.The guy that did mine has been metal working for 30 years and did a great job.He used ZAK screws which have a metal hood over the gasket so it doesnt see sun or rain.My roof is decked with 7/16 OSB for strength.I went with a synthetic felt and put 2x4 lathing on it.It came out dang good and I would do it again.I never priced shingles so not sure how it compares that way.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:42 pm to Cashmoney99
If you go metal, standing seam is 10 times better than an R panel for the life of the roof. A standing seam roof system properly installed, will never leak.
I don't understand why someone would put a metal roof on a house over shingles other than simple aesthetics. I am in the commercial industry and build several PEBs a year. We push standing seam panels over R panels every day of the week. The increase of cost on the roof is offset numerous times over after recognizing the savings by changing from a convential steel building to a PEB.
I don't understand why someone would put a metal roof on a house over shingles other than simple aesthetics. I am in the commercial industry and build several PEBs a year. We push standing seam panels over R panels every day of the week. The increase of cost on the roof is offset numerous times over after recognizing the savings by changing from a convential steel building to a PEB.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 8:36 pm to Cashmoney99
Also, no one has mentioned, I've seen metal roofs leak in valleys where they tie into another roof if it's a real heavy rain and wind. The way they lap shingles the same roof would be no issue.
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