Why is the durable, environmentally sustainabler, net cheapest option always the one that is out of reach for the average person? It would look so swag. My crow brain is HEAVING! I want to live in the shiny penny house.
Also could anyone who has put on a metal roof share about their experience? Did it feel worth it? I’m planning to die in this house and I’m still young.
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@Ea-nāṣir has great deals.
lmao that got me so good.
Unguarded construction sites are a valuable source of copper
So are pig stations, corporate mansions, US military bases, and summer homes…but they are guarded. Usually.
I have a corrugated sheet metal roof, I didn’t realise metal roofing wasn’t common anywhere else. In Australia metal roofs are about 99% of new houses, it’s by far the cheapest option, durable, easy to install.
Shit is like 2-3 more expensive in the U$ than shingle. I would love to have metal roofing.
Yeah that’s wild. I’m sure shingles would be an option over here, ive never seen it and i doubt it would be any cheaper than sheet metal. Especially factoring in labour costs and definitely would not be cheaper accounting for the durability, im not expecting to have to replace my roof ever.
Yeah, metal roofing lasts decades. Asphalt’s a byproduct of oil refining. I’m sure somebody’s making a lot of money off of it over here.
If you tried to use asphalt shingles in Australia you’d have tar running down your walls after a couple summers.
Anyway you think that’s bad, wait until you see how much people in US have to pay for solar
How loud is hail?
Hmmm, guess its pretty loud? idk, it doesn’t really hail enough that i’ve really thought it. The sound of rain is nice and cosy though.
It can get pretty loud, but the sound of rain makes it all ok.
It sounds pretty similar to very heavy rain, there’s a slight difference in pitch
I’ve mostly had terracotta tiled roofs growing up but yeah metal is common.
It’s so hot in this room during summer. I want to live under a block of ice
What if instead of a roof of copper it was a boof of poppers and it’s just for the fellas
everyone loves poppers!
Corn Popper was a bad dude, and he ran a bunch of bad boys.hornt
Listen up Jack, I’ll run through some bad boys alright.
Imagine needing slanted roofs because you need to ensure protection against abundant rain and the possibility for snow to slide down. This comment was written by the Mediterranean flat-useable-terrace roof gang
I’ve put on metal rooves (Yes, ROOVES. Don’t @ me) They go on so easy and they’re way easier to install solar panels on, and you can generally install them over an existing roof, and what’s better they make the rain sound LOUDER which is COZY.
@ you.
What’re you gonna do about it?
Cry
Pretty
I kinda want a thatched roof
dampmaxx’d
We have a metal roof, it’s nice, you don’t have to worry about stuff like shingles or the wood rotting. And we got the roof replaced when when that was happening on both parts of the house. But it’s black tho, I’d rather the copper.
How much more did it cost than shingles?
I’m looking at rooves now. Cheapest metal roof was 18k, standing seam was 30k, highest end traditional shingle was 11k. 1200sqft
I don’t think I’ll be here long enough to make it worth it but I really like the idea. Only concern was being under some old trees that have been dropping dead limbs which might dent the roof
What was the joining mechanism for the cheaper metal roof? And was it painted steel? I think painted steel can look very handsome but my heart cries out for COPPER.
Good question I’d have to ask my dad but I want to say it was the cheaper alternative.
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A whole ass Metal roof is cheaper than a shingle job? That is insane to me lmao
I started obsessing over copper gutters, now I gotta have that penny roof
right plastic is just so ugly!
Brb stealing your roof
The dew of humid mornings easily condenses onto the thermal conductor of the hotel’s metal roof. You wake every morning to the patter of rain, even on sunny days. Actual rain on the roof has a staccato drum beat that fills the living spaces with a lively buzz. You feel so connected to the elements.
That sounds really lovely to me. I love the sound of rain!
Metal rooves can be shiny. I’ve seen crows crowd around a shiny metal Denny’s.
denny’s c:
It is significantly more. I mean, it’s one of those things that isn’t that much more in the scheme of things, but when you’re scrambling to replace a roof, it’s a lot.
I paid $8k for a new roof a few years back. I got estimates. Metal would have been about twice as much.
Hard to justify when a decent shingle lasts 15-20 years.
Overall, my costs have gone down a lot since I stopped renting so I can maybe afford to do it in a few years but IDK if I will feel silly buying my shiny vanity roof or if it will make me really happy. In general having trinkets in my house gives me a lot of calm and joy so the thinking goes if I make my entire roof a trinket I will be even happier plus never have to worry about it again as long as I live.
I honestly would get one if I could afford it.
What’s the lifespan of American housing?
A lot of the new construction ain’t shit but I am living in a really well-built old brick house. Inshallah it will outlive this hypothetical copper roof.
Copper lasts for ages too though doesn’t it?
I would understand shingles more if building were like the Japanese style of lasting not very long at all
It can last up to 1000 years in some cases!
Lots of houses last 100 years or more.
I like a good patina
Inshallah my roof has a few more years in it but when it comes time to replace I will be going metal… And the reason is not aesthetic, but rather climate resiliency:
The only house around with a metal roof.
Or this, from a couple of days ago:
Same property, the one surviving element had a metal roof.
Where I live I am surrounded by trees and wildfire is a concern of mine. While it hasn’t been an issue in some time, with climate change that’s almost certain to change. A metal roof with maybe one of those rooftop sprinklers in case of emergency would go a long way to protecting a home in case of that terrible eventuality.
What happened in the first picture and how did the metal roof save the house?
I looked up ‘metal roof fire resistance’ and found that this house was in the horrific Lahaina wildfire. The belief is that the metal roof and the air pocket underneath it allowed for much greater heat dissipation than a conventional asphalt-shingle roof. Additionally, the owners created a large area of gravel and vegetation free landscaping around the home which also caused more of the fire to pass it by.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195331310/red-roof-house-fires-lahaina-hawaii
This is an excellent point. Summers are set to get much worse in my region in the coming years so my thought is to start climate proofing the house bit by bit. I’m investing in good insulation too.
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what catches the house are the embers landing on the roof. it’s not a guarantee but improves your odds
