Why is the durable, environmentally sustainabler, net cheapest option always the one that is out of reach for the average person? It would look so swag. My crow brain is HEAVING! I want to live in the shiny penny house.
Also could anyone who has put on a metal roof share about their experience? Did it feel worth it? I'm planning to die in this house and I'm still young.
I have a corrugated sheet metal roof, I didn't realise metal roofing wasn't common anywhere else. In Australia metal roofs are about 99% of new houses, it's by far the cheapest option, durable, easy to install.
Yeah that's wild. I'm sure shingles would be an option over here, ive never seen it and i doubt it would be any cheaper than sheet metal. Especially factoring in labour costs and definitely would not be cheaper accounting for the durability, im not expecting to have to replace my roof ever.
Imagine needing slanted roofs because you need to ensure protection against abundant rain and the possibility for snow to slide down. This comment was written by the Mediterranean flat-useable-terrace roof gang
I've put on metal rooves (Yes, ROOVES. Don't @ me) They go on so easy and they're way easier to install solar panels on, and you can generally install them over an existing roof, and what's better they make the rain sound LOUDER which is COZY.
The dew of humid mornings easily condenses onto the thermal conductor of the hotel's metal roof. You wake every morning to the patter of rain, even on sunny days. Actual rain on the roof has a staccato drum beat that fills the living spaces with a lively buzz. You feel so connected to the elements.
Inshallah my roof has a few more years in it but when it comes time to replace I will be going metal... And the reason is not aesthetic, but rather climate resiliency:
The only house around with a metal roof.
Or this, from a couple of days ago:
Same property, the one surviving element had a metal roof.
Where I live I am surrounded by trees and wildfire is a concern of mine. While it hasn't been an issue in some time, with climate change that's almost certain to change. A metal roof with maybe one of those rooftop sprinklers in case of emergency would go a long way to protecting a home in case of that terrible eventuality.
I looked up 'metal roof fire resistance' and found that this house was in the horrific Lahaina wildfire. The belief is that the metal roof and the air pocket underneath it allowed for much greater heat dissipation than a conventional asphalt-shingle roof. Additionally, the owners created a large area of gravel and vegetation free landscaping around the home which also caused more of the fire to pass it by.
This is an excellent point. Summers are set to get much worse in my region in the coming years so my thought is to start climate proofing the house bit by bit. I'm investing in good insulation too.
We have a metal roof, it's nice, you don't have to worry about stuff like shingles or the wood rotting. And we got the roof replaced when when that was happening on both parts of the house. But it's black tho, I'd rather the copper.
I'm looking at rooves now. Cheapest metal roof was 18k, standing seam was 30k, highest end traditional shingle was 11k. 1200sqft
I don't think I'll be here long enough to make it worth it but I really like the idea. Only concern was being under some old trees that have been dropping dead limbs which might dent the roof
It is significantly more. I mean, it’s one of those things that isn’t that much more in the scheme of things, but when you’re scrambling to replace a roof, it’s a lot.
I paid $8k for a new roof a few years back. I got estimates. Metal would have been about twice as much.
Hard to justify when a decent shingle lasts 15-20 years.
A lot of the new construction ain't shit but I am living in a really well-built old brick house. Inshallah it will outlive this hypothetical copper roof.
Overall, my costs have gone down a lot since I stopped renting so I can maybe afford to do it in a few years but IDK if I will feel silly buying my shiny vanity roof or if it will make me really happy. In general having trinkets in my house gives me a lot of calm and joy so the thinking goes if I make my entire roof a trinket I will be even happier plus never have to worry about it again as long as I live.
It reflects heat really effectively actually! So they actually dramatically reduce energy use for cooling. But I don't have cooling so it's more so that it will be nicer in the summer time.