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.
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.
what catches the house are the embers landing on the roof. it's not a guarantee but improves your odds