metal roofs

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by Biggd

The snow this winter was covering half of my front windows, about 5' high.

I had to replace the bottom half of my barn board siding in the front and back of the house because it rotted out due to the snow sitting against it for years. I didn't want to reside the whole house so I ended up putting a pressure treated skirt on the front and back of the house and stained it after it dried out.

I bought the house with the metal roof on the main portion of the house. My garage and breezeway has asphalt shingles. In my situation if I had to do the roof over I would put shingles.

For the best results you really need a large overhang for a metal roof, at least a foot or larger, IMHO.

Yes the overhang will definitely help. I did a lot of planning when I built the house but absolutely missed the ball on the hot water vents.


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[Biggd]

Originally Posted by joey2665

Yes the overhang will definitely help. I did a lot of planning when I built the house but absolutely missed the ball on the hot water vents.


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Designing for a metal roof is absolutely key.

I built my first home back 35 years ago before metal roofs were popular. A contemporary home with a 4/12 pitch roof, 2' overhangs, and no gutters. That house today would be the perfect candidate for a metal roof.

[jbolty]

we had a metal roof for decades, aluminum. No noise except for zzzzzzzzzzzzz…. thud when the snow slides off.