Other metals used for roofing are copper zinc stainless steel and titanium.
Steel roof versus asphalt shingles.
Every year billions of pounds of asphalt end up in our landfills.
The cost is often double and sometimes triple.
Steel on the other hand requires specialized treatment to prevent rusting.
Likewise shingles made from an asphalt fiberglass composition are fire resistant while those composed with organic wood are not.
Asphalt shingles are the most popular roofing material.
Because they re largely made of recycled material and can be recycled again and again metal roofs are considered a more sustainable choice than asphalt shingles.
For environmentally conscious homeowners a metal roof will often contain over 30 of post consumer recycled metal content and unlike its ugly cousin asphalt shingles a metal roof is fully recyclable.
Aluminumis a metal that needs no coating.
Standing seam means solar ready.
Fiberglass core or matting an asphalt coating and a ceramic or stone granule surface give this material its durability.
Asphalt shinglescome in two varieties the newer fiberglass shinglesand traditional organicones.
Price metal roofs are significantly more expensive than asphalt shingles.
A copper or steel metal roof will survive well for instance but an aluminum one will eventually melt.