What You Need to Know About Metal Roofing

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What You Need to Know About Metal Roofing
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Metal roofing is a type of roofing in which the
roof tiles are made from metal. They are usually
very noisy when it rains. This type of energy
efficient metal roofing , however, offers many
benefits such as reducing heat and making it
easier to reduce energy costs. The roofing is
very good at conserving energy because it relies
on metal which reflects back heat from the sun.
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There are many ways in which metal roofing is a
beneficial type of roofing which is being made
from recycled material. In addition, the roofing
offers many benefits to customers such as being
easy to protect customers from heat during summer
time and also being cheaper than other forms of
materials used for roofs.
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The reason most home owners have opted for metal
roofing installation is because of how durable
and lightweight as well as fire resistant they
are. They give home owners a chance to cool down
from summer heat as well as include the roofing
in their tax credit. However, it is also cost
efficient to the home owner because it meets
their budget and can also save a lot of money for
them in the long run. They are primarily made
from recyclable material such as aluminum and
steel. Although aluminum corrosive as steel it is
however very likely to be more expensive than
steel.
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Aluminum is however very soft compared to steel
because it can easily dent since it is a soft
metal. However, these two metals are good for
energy efficient metal roofing because they are
the least expensive of all metal materials used
for this type of roofing. The roofing usually is
very conducive for many reasons such as being
easy to use and can allow the home owner to rely
on it for being durable and heat resistant. The
roofing is also very energy efficient since it
saves a lot of energy for the regular home owner
who does not have to pay huge energy bills or
electricity bills during the summer.
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There are six main types of energy efficient
metal roofing and they are standing seam, batten
seam, shingle, tile, through fastened panel and
curved series. Each type of roofing is different
but they all are made from the same metal
material. Standing seam metal roofing can come in
dutch seam, eco seam, 2 3/8 field lok, 2 field
lok, 1 ½ field lok, 1 field lok, and PC
system. On the other hand, batten seam can be
monarch batten seam or PC seam.
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Then shingle can come in advanta shingle, castle
top, perma shake, perma shake II, Rumab shake and
Standing Seam shingle. Then for Tile metal roofs
there are granutile, scanRoof and Techno tile.
Also for through fastened panel there is
Belvedere Grand R panel, Grand C and Grand V.
Then last for curved series there is Arc Metafor,
Curved Corrugated Panel, Curved Field Lok Seam,
Curved Field-Lok 1 ½ seam, and curved PC
system. There are therefore many metal roof for
my home to choose from.
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Contact Us for Metal Roofing in Ocala
Solarshield Industries Inc.4441 SE 53rd
Avenue, Ocala, FL 34480(866) 998-3324www.solars
hieldindustries.com