A metal roof installed by professional metal roofing contractors is a durable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly roofing choice.
Now available in many types and colors, the products installed by metal roof contractors today are much more stylish and attractive than this material ever was before.
If you like the advantages of metal but are not so keen on the way the older systems looked, you are in for a surprise.
There are some great options that your roofing service can install on your home that look just as appealing as some other, more familiar types!
1. Vertical Seam Panels
Vertical seam roofing is steel or aluminum panel roofing that joins together at vertically-oriented seams along the roof.
It is the classic, flat-panel seamed roofing that has been installed by metal roof contractors for generations, used widely on homes, commercial buildings, agricultural buildings, warehouses, and many more structures for its durability and low cost.
Vertical seam is the most affordable type of metal system that metal roofing contractors can install and it comes in two varieties:
- Exposed Fastener Panel - Metal panels that join along vertical seams that are connected using fasteners exposed on the outside of the metal. Exposed fastener installations are the least expensive of all metal systems, as well as the least complicated, and the easiest and fastest to install.
- Standing Seam - Metal panels that require no fasteners, as the vertical panels lock together instead. Composed of panels that have male and female lips that lock together to create the seam, standing seam panels are a bit more challenging for metal roof services to install and slightly more expensive, but remain more watertight due to the design of the seams.
2. Simulated Shingle Panels
Vertical seam panels are far from the only systems that metal roof contractors can install these days.
Panels that mimic the look of other shingle materials while providing the many important benefits of metal are becoming increasingly popular among those who want the advantages but are not fond of the traditional vertical seam appearance.
Instead, metal roof services can install panels that have the look of various desirable types of shingles.
Shingle-look panels like simulated cedar shingle and simulated slate shingle look like the real thing from the ground.
Simulated asphalt shingles consisting of shaped steel panels that are coated with stone dust are also very popular and even more durable than plain metal panels.
3. Simulated Tile Panels
There are even metal systems available for those who like the traditional styling of ceramic tile but without the weight and higher cost.
The tile panel systems available from metal roofing contractors are pressed to look just like real ceramic tile and are also available in multiple color finishes.
These tile-looking panels can be installed in a fraction of the time that it would take to install ceramic tiles and there is almost no chance of leaking since the whole system is made of large panels.
So Many Metal Roofing Options To Choose From
Did you ever know there were so many choices in metal roofing that your metal roof contractor can install for you?
If not, you are not alone!
With options like shingle-look and tile-look panels made from durable, energy-efficient, and environmentally-friendly metal, there is no reason to skip calling a metal roof service for your next roof replacement.
A metal installation done by an experienced metal roofing contractor will last decades with minimal maintenance while looking beautiful the whole time!
