Advantages of Metal Roofing

Even with the substantial growth in the residential metal roofing industry over the past several years, many homeowners are still not aware of the countless advantages of metal roofing provides. Often, homeowners choose a roofing material that needs to be replaced two or three times over the life of the home, adding to the cost of ownership and frustration.

Another advantage of metal roofing is money homeowners save on air conditioning costs compared to other roofing products like asphalt shingles or clay tiles. Metal efficiently reflects sunlight and reduces the amount of heat transmitted into a home. Likewise, this advantage of metal roofing makes homes warmer in the winter by reflecting inside heat from the underside of the roof back into the home. This thermal reflectivity translates into important energy savings for the homeowner.

Metal’s lightweight is another advantage of metal roofing. Most styles are less than one-third the weight of asphalt/fiberglass shingles and can be installed over your existing roof – eliminating tear-off costs and reducing the millions of tons of asphalt dumped into landfills each year.

The advantages of metal roofing are not limited to beauty, durability and safety. To a homeowner, a metal roof is like the architectural icing on the cake. A vision of beauty that can dramatically change the exterior look of a home. Another advantage of metal roofing is that it can be highly customized, with shingles, profiles and curves that will make the neighbors just drool. Metal roofing products can be coated to look like conventional shingles, slate, tile, or wood roofs.  Manufacturers are now also offering a wide variety of styles, patterns, designs, and colors.

Follansbee Steel offers a wide range of metal roofing products for commercial and residential construction including Terne II®, KlassicKolors®, TCS II® and TCS Satin™.  Founded in the early 1800’s, the Follansbee, WV, company has been manufacturing in its current location for more than 100 years.  Modern alloys developed and patented by Follansbee have taken the original tin roof to new heights or performance and longevity.