I need a new roof. My wife has decided that it needs to be a metal roof and we're in hurricane alley, so I'm cool with that. I'm reading up on just placing the metal over the shingle to save the money from the rip up. Do any roofers here have any opinions positive or negative on this?
It seems to me that it would actually double waterproof the roof with two waterproof layers. Weight might be a concern.
It's a great way to create voids that trap moisture and cause fungus growth.
Would that happen if you used firring strips to attach the metal panels to? As opposed to doing directly over the shingle, which doesn't seem wise to me.
>used firring strips
so in order to avoid creating voids, you want to set the panels even farther away from the roof?
this should work.
even when doing a metal roof from scratch you use Framing->Membrane->firing (length and crosswise) -> roofing material.
The bottom gets sealed with a grate to keep bugs out and the gable has vents.
>to save the money from the rip up
>PrepHole
hmmmm
pathetic. not only is he not doing the work himself, and not even able to do the research himself, but he's not even making any of the decisions himself. what the frick is he doing on /do it yourself/?
>and we're in hurricane alley
Metal will not save you.
t. Roof ripped off by hurricane Ida
>Metal will not save you.
On the other hand, free rip up
>t. Roof ripped off by hurricane Ida
Story time?
Not much of a story. Typical strong hurricane we just got unlucky this time, the metal roof peeled off like a sardine can. Most of the metal landed in the yard in a warped pile but some individual sheets flew up to 500+ yards away. At least the house was still standing.
>my wife decided
Have her do the research and then make her own post.
Don’t forget the breasts please
Hire a rolloff and strip the shingles yourself. Not hard.
My roof is like this. The only issue was a water leak because decades ago they used shingles to seal the transition from the main roof and an extension which deteriorated.
Still blows my mind that the majority of American houses have fricking tar paper mixed with a little grit as a roofing material.
it lasts 30+ years, how long does your europoor thatched roofs last?
50 years minimum, most well over 100 years.
There are plenty of cases of original roofs dating back to 1800s or earlier. Pretty much maintenance-free.
For thatch specifically they require more maintenance, usually swapping every 20 to 60 years.
>usually swapping every 20 to 60 years
right...
only if it is water reed but that's not used anymore, and wheat thatch doesn't last any more than a normal roof, and the ridge has to be replaced every 10 to 14 years.
enjoy your flammable roof, that harbors animals and mold.
>enjoy your flammable roof
Sorry m8, but asphalt shingles are terrible.
It's crazy when you have a look at burn neighbourhoods, and it's all burned to the ground except the houses with ceramic tiles.
This American doesn't and my heavy galvanized steel roof was installed using old barn metal in 1965.
The asbestos siding is also in fine shape and since it's not friable unless the house burns down I've no reason to disturb it. (Should that happen I can buy and spray fixative on the rubble then load it into a rolloff, not hard thanks to crash recovery training. Uncle Sam uses undiluted floor wax as carbon fiber fixative.)
Standing seam modern metal roofing is functionally best roofing. Shingles are a periodic replacement item with zero functional advantages, much heavier weight per square meter, and expensive to remove and dispose of while steel is easily recycled or used for sheds etc.
standing seam metal roofs seem like the best kind of roof disregarding slate, I personally worry about signal loss though, possibly having cell service deadzones doesn't sound great
I've been wondering lately why they don't somehow attach amorphous solar panels to these steel panels or somehow cast them inside polycarbonate ones, install the roof and panel array at the same time to cut labor cost, not have to worry about ice dams or the roof rotting out from underneath. Elons' shingle roofs are kind of dumb, too many failure points and more labor intensive to install