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Metal RoofingBased in Denton, TX
Standing seam and metal panel systems that outlast three shingle roofs.
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Metal Roofs
What the job involves.
A metal roof is a different proposition from a shingle roof rather than a better version of one. It costs more up front, it lasts forty to seventy years instead of fifteen to thirty, and it behaves differently in a hailstorm. Whether that trade is worth making depends on the house and on how long you plan to be in it.
The main systems split in two. Standing seam hides its fasteners under a raised, mechanically seamed or snap-locked rib, so nothing penetrates the panel face and there is no exposed gasket to perish. Exposed-fastener panel, the corrugated or R-panel look, screws through the face into the substrate and costs materially less. Standing seam is the residential choice for most of Denton County; exposed fastener earns its place on barns, shops, porches and outbuildings.
How It Works
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Call (469) 496-7300 or send the form with a few details about your roof.
Free inspection
We inspect the roof at no cost and with no obligation, and give you honest recommendations.
Estimate or claim
You get a detailed estimate. If it is storm damage, we help you with the insurance claim.
Your new roof
An onsite project manager runs the job and checks the property for any other repairs it needs, such as rotted decking or flashing.
The Difference
Why the details matter.
On hail, the honest answer is that metal dents and shingles bruise. A dented panel usually keeps doing its job, where a bruised shingle quietly stops doing its, so a metal roof tends to survive a storm that would total a composition roof. Cosmetic denting is real, though, and some carriers now write cosmetic damage exclusions onto metal roofs. Read that endorsement before you buy the roof, because it changes the calculation.
The details are where metal roofs succeed or fail. Panels expand and contract across a Texas summer, so clips have to allow movement rather than pin the panel. Penetrations need proper curbs and boots rated for the metal. Valleys, hips and headwall flashings are fabricated rather than bought. And an underlayment that can take the heat trapped under a metal panel is not the same product you would put under shingles.
We install both systems, and we will tell you when a metal roof is not the right answer. A house with a complicated roof geometry, a lot of penetrations and a five-year horizon is usually better served by an impact-resistant shingle.
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Metal Roofs, answered.
How long does a metal roof last?
Forty to seventy years, depending on the system, the coating and the environment. That is two to three shingle roofs in the same period.
Is it loud in the rain?
Over solid decking with underlayment and an insulated attic beneath, considerably less than people expect. The noise people remember is from a panel over open purlins on a barn, which is a different assembly entirely.
Does hail damage metal?
It can dent it. A dent is usually cosmetic rather than a failure, which is the opposite of what hail does to a shingle. Check whether your policy carries a cosmetic damage exclusion for metal before you decide.
Will it make the house hotter?
No. Coated metal reflects a good deal of the solar load, and most systems are installed over a ventilated assembly. Attics under metal generally run cooler than attics under dark composition.
Can you put metal over my existing shingles?
It is sometimes done and we do not recommend it. You cannot inspect or repair the decking underneath, trapped moisture has nowhere to go, and the extra weight is carried by a structure nobody has checked.
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