Cover your home for life.
If you’ve been considering upgrading your home and increasing its resale value, you should know that beautiful and enduring metal roofing is highly valued as one of the top renovation-friendly building materials for rehabbers and new home builders alike. C&L Ward’s metal roof experts can help you determine if metal is the right choice for you and your home. Schedule your FREE, In-Home Consultation with one of our metal roof experts today!
According to the National Roofing Contractors Association, the popularity of metal roofing products has increased dramatically over the past decade, a clear sign that homeowners and builders are growing more and more aware of this product’s benefits.
Metal roofs are a big homeowner choice because they have great longevity are fire-resistant and can be quick to install by a qualified metal roofing contractor like us.
Many residential metal roofs now utilize reflective pigment technology, which results in overall home energy efficiency, and lower utility bills. In addition, all metal roofs are made from 30-60% recycled material and are lightweight. They also have a heat reflective quality which helps homeowners like you save energy on cooling bills. Adding a metal roof, may also qualify the homeowner for tax credits.
With all these benefits, why would you choose any other type of roof? Contact us today for a FREE in-home consultation for a quote on your new metal roof.
The True Cost of a Metal Roof
While your neighbors may re-roof their home many times, a high-quality metal roof will likely be the last roof you’ll ever need. Resistant to cracking, shrinking and eroding, metal roofing systems can also withstand extreme weather conditions including heavy snow loads, hail storms and wildfires.
Few homeowners realize until after the fact, but metal roofing can actually cost as little or less than asphalt roofing due to its low life cycle cost. Since asphalt roofing needs to be replaced 2-4 times as often as metal roofing, you really need to multiply not only the initial cost of asphalt roofing installation but also the cost of future re-roofing expenditures to compare to the typical “once-a-lifetime” metal roofing installation.
Energy Savings with Cool Metal Roofing
Homes upgraded with quality metal roofing typically see costs recouped at more than three quarters of the job cost.
You might even qualify for a discount of up to 35% on your homeowners insurance!
More and more, homeowners are seeking out energy-saving building materials for their renovations and new homes, products that not only secure and improve structures but also provide long-term cost-cutting on energy bills while promoting environmental and economic sustainability in the greater community.
Among the array of possible upgrades, “cool metal roofing” easily answers this consumer demand offering a solid, attractive roofing solution available in multiple colors, textures, and profiles, for steep-slope and low-slope applications, that can save your household up to 40% of its annual energy costs, depending on your geographical region.
The Benefits of Energy Efficient Metal Roofing
As reported by the Cool Metal Roofing Coalition and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, installation of reflective metal roofing can save your home up to 40% in summer cooling energy costs while highly emissive metal roofs can reduce urban air temperatures by as much as 12 ° F. Combined, these benefits mean less money out of your wallet, less dependence on energy resources and less general air pollution in your neighborhood and across the nation.
The secret to metal roofing’s energy savings is in its variety of finishes. As shown above, the basic, unpainted metal roof will reflect much of the solar radiation usually absorbed in your attic and home by an asphalt roof. But, for homes in warmer climates, pre-painted or granular coated metal roofing systems not only reflect solar energy but also cool your home by re-emitting most of what solar radiation is absorbed. Where annual cooling loads dominate, a highly reflective and highly emissive painted or granular-coated metal roof is optimal for reducing energy consumption and can actually re-emit up to 90% of absorbed solar radiation.
Additionally, most metal roofing, including standing seam, is composed of recycled material and can be installed directly onto an existing asphalt roof, reducing landfill waste and promoting quick installation as well as decades of environmentally-sound, maintenance-free strength and beauty.
Metal Roofing Myths Uncovered
Click through the slider to learn the truth behind some of the things you may have been wrongfully warned about metal roofing.
Source: metalroofing.com
