Why Metal?

Energy Efficiency

More and more homeowners are seeking out energy-saving building materials for their renovations and new homes—products that not only secure and improve structures but also provide long-term cost-cutting on energy bills while promoting environmental and economic sustainability. On a building or in a home, the roof has a major impact on the absorption of heat from sunlight (solar radiation). The heat is either reflected into the atmosphere or absorbed through conduction into the building. Metal roofs typically have a minimum of 25% recycled content. This level of recycled content allows metal roofing to be routinely included on the listing for “green” and recycled content products. It is also 100% recyclable when ultimately removed as part of a building renovation or demolition. Metals are exceptional building materials that can credibly claim both recycled content and recyclability by recognized definitions.

Building owners, designers, architects, and general contractors are all choosing metal! Every day, owners must make choices on roofing materials, HVAC systems, control systems, and automation systems. They rely on design firms to provide them with the right selection of products and on manufacturers to supply products that meet certain requirements, such as low maintenance, low life-cycle cost, and recyclability or recycled content. Designers know that metal offers perhaps the widest array of choices in the construction industry. Coated with some of the most advanced technology in the world, a virtually unlimited palette of long-lasting colors is available. Architects combine form and function to create a building that is safe, sound, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing. And finally, general contractors work with architects and building owners to take projects from concepts and drawings to physical structures. Because general contractors work hands-on with materials, they give very high marks to metal products’ strength, durability, and lightweight nature.

If you’ve been considering upgrading your home and increasing its resale value, you should know that beautiful and enduring metal roofing is highly valued as one of the top renovation-friendly building materials for rehabbers and new home builders alike.

With resale values of up to 139% (Miami, FL), you can enjoy quality metal roofing on your home at virtually no cost! As reported by Sal Alfano of Remodeling Magazine, homes renovated with standing-seam metal roofing show a rate of 85.9% cost recouped in the national average, with up to 95.5% for homes in the Eastern states, a full 1 and 6% resale value gain over homes roofed with asphalt. And with all the added safety and longevity associated with quality metal roofing matching installation job costs that reach only one half of that of cosmetic room remodeling averages or even one eighth of that of a master suite addition, you hardly deny the sense of upgrading.