How?  Metro Roof metal shingles have a shape that creates an insulating air barrier between the shingle and the “roof deck.”  This barrier insulates the home both from summer heat and winter cold penetrating your home, thereby reducing your cooling and heating costs.

 

NON-TOXIC MATERIALS 

We haven’t known, and are still learning, what can hurt us.  We used to paint everything with lead based paints, we’ve learned our lesson there.  However, there is arsenic in many treated woods that we use to build decks, and formaldehyde in OSB board which is used for everything from furniture to cabinets to insulation.  Many people suffer needlessly due to allergies associated with these and other products every day.  Roofs are not the first place most people look when alergic reactions strike, but metal roofs are generally well tolerated by sensitive people.

Toxins also enter our waters and lands through landfill leaching.  Just like old tires, asphalt shingles are petroleum based products that ultimately ends up in a landfill. 

Using a metal roofing product that will last the life of your roof and can be completely recycled if/when replacement is ever required is a great way to keep your new roof from contributing to landfills in the future. 

If desired and no repairs are required to your roof deck, you can often install metal roofing systems over existing asphalt roofing material saving some labor and not polluting landfills or the environment now.

REDUCED CONSUMPTION

You’ve heard the mantra ‘Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.’  Reducing consumption is a big part of the green movement. Whether you buy your materials locally to save on transportation costs and reduce pollution, use recycled or reclaimed building materials, or even build a home from completely natural materials like straw, you are contributing to reducing consumption.  Another way to reduce consumption is to use materials that will last and won’t require replacement like metal roofing products.

Metal roofing products are cost competitive, most have 50 year warranties, are non-polluting, and are recyclable.

If you’d like to learn more about installing a metal roof like the one pictured below, contact Absolute Construction and Remodeling Inc.