Metal roof or shingles?

[wslayer]

Rubber shingles are the ticket but very spendy.

 

[wslayer]

https://www.roofcalc.org/rubber-roof-shingles/

 

[fj40]

We replaced our cedar shakes 4 years ago with metal. Part of our celing is vaultrd and it gets noisy there when it rains hard. Love it! The rest of the house with sheet rock ceilings is faily quiet. It defintely messed with cell and fm radio reception. Had to go to wi-fi calling. I put snow breaks over the driveway part in hope of stopping the big slide. Haven't had enough snow since to try them out.

 

[Wall-eyes]

I should say too big difference in Menards metal or building supply farm shed metal VS Clooten siding or ABC flat heavy guage or custon from SMS sheet metal in BIsmarck.

 

[Pigsticker]

I have shingles on my house and installed a metal roof on my cabin. After having both, I see no issues with the metal and would actually do metal again if I'm building a new property. I do not have any problems with cell reception either and I don't think the metal is crazy noisy in a rainstorm like some people said it would be.

 

[riverview]

if i could buy shingles from the 70s id consider shingles, the new ones seem like junk, everybody with metal roofs will be replacing screws eventually as the rubber washers rot unless you get the tin you cant see the screws. i see in canada they are using a metal roofs that look like tile, they come in 4x4 pieces. look really nice.

 

[eyexer]

I’ve built homes for 30 years. I wouldn’t put shingles on a house anymore unless owner held me at gun point. That being said, make sure you have competent people putting it on. Especially if you have valleys. One thing that really pisses me off is the cost differential between standing seem and standard steel. There is no reason for that. The material costs the same amount. They just run it through a different machine. 10% higher cost I could go along with. But not what it is.

 

[eyexer]

if i could buy shingles from the 70s id consider shingles, the new ones seem like junk, everybody with metal roofs will be replacing screws eventually as the rubber washers rot unless you get the tin you cant see the screws. i see in canada they are using a metal roofs that look like tile, they come in 4x4 pieces. look really nice.

They are. But the cost is insane.

 

[shorthairsrus]

last set put on were asphalt and made to reduce hail damage and my homeowners insurance loved them and dropped my insurance costs and it was measurable. So make sure you run it by your insurance company you may be due a reduction in cost.

 

[riverview]

i have been looking at houses for sale in sd, one of them had shingles made from used tires, looked like shingles but thicker.

 

[Kurtr]

i have been looking at houses for sale in sd, one of them had shingles made from used tires, looked like shingles but thicker.

Moving the good side?

 

[Jm1986]

I don’t know how new they are. But I just recently heard of metal shingles. Apparently they hold up like a metal roof, obviously look like shingles, and apparently don’t need to be replaced? Someone enlighten me who knows what these are

 

[eyexer]

I don’t know how new they are. But I just recently heard of metal shingles. Apparently they hold up like a metal roof, obviously look like shingles, and apparently don’t need to be replaced? Someone enlighten me who knows what these are

Yes they look a lot like asphalt shingles just thicker. But very speedy

 

[OL Deadeye]

I don’t know how new they are. But I just recently heard of metal shingles. Apparently they hold up like a metal roof, obviously look like shingles, and apparently don’t need to be replaced? Someone enlighten me who knows what these are

I had "EDCO" steel shingles put on 12 years ago we had one hail storm where hail was larger than golf balls minor dents but because of design in shingles you cant tell unless your up on roof looking. The snow sliding off all the time sucks. the installers used 3 1/2 inch screws so they frost over in attic when really cold. Don't have to worry about wind though. We have not had any wi-fi issues. If I fix the snowslide issues they are great warranty was 50 years and I have no doubt they will make that