Greetings,
We had a white metal roof put on our house back in October. It cost $3750, and it took the cats two days to put it on. They put one-by- six boards down on the old roof, and then screwed the tin sheets down over the boards. They did this, "so the roof could breathe." I have been told many times that white metal somehow reflected heat so that cooling the house during the hot Florida summer would be lest costly. I really don't know whether this is true or not, but we went ahead with the order, in the belief, or the hope at least that it was indeed the case. Bright Blessings, RiverWind Feel free to visit my website and my blog and learn more about me and what I stand for. My Website http://www.shellworld.net/~riverwind My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ On Sat, 12 Dec 2009, Max Hearn wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:46:16 -0500 > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > From: Max Hearn <vetsl...@bellsouth.net> > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Metal Roof > > John, > > > > The metal roof is a wondrous thing to the folks around our ages. It is > history and old-time tradition (cause slate was too expensive and tile was > too hard to get). > > > > My son-in-law puts on a lot of metal roofs. He says to pay attention to the > warranty and what the sales literature tells you. Also, the proper nail > or screw with the correct washer has some to do with longevity and > maintenance. Further the standing seam metal roof is a installers art form > (expensive and time consuming for the installer). The price of labor goes > up. > > > > I have a stick built metal shed. It is out of the same metal that the metal > roofs are manufactured. All, the roof and sides are insulated. Jack > (son-in-law) says that he uses the insulation because it is the right size > and weight and designed to be against the metal and works to deal with the > issues of temperature and condensation. It is not the standard glass spun, > plastic on one side and spun glass exposed on the other. > > > > This metal is not the old-type galvanized, "heavy variety" of metal, either. > It is lighter. I suppose you could get it in a heavier weight (didn't ask). > > > > There are a few "metal roofed" residential homes around here in > sub-divisions. I don't think the county or the city has much of an > ordinance regarding metal roofs, but do know that sub-division covenants can > be harsh and controlling on such building and renovation issues. Of course, > if you were in the "Holy City" (Charleston, SC) the Board of Architectural > Review would probably require a metal or slate roof! Then, would tell you > the color and style to match the neighborhood and color of paint on your > home! > > > > Are you gonna let Fran pick out the color of your new roof? > > > > Best, > > > > Max in SC > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of John Sherrer > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:03 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Metal Roof > > > > > > Hi Folks > We need a new roof. We would like a metal roof. I am trying to learn as much > about metal roofs as I can. I will list what I have learned, tru or untrue. > 1. The rubber washers used with the screws that hold down the roof can break > down in time, causing problems. The solution is to use a seamless roof, > which costs more. > 2. An old shingle roof left under the metal roof will break down in time and > cause the metal roof to become loose. > 3. The warranty period is based on how much the paint will fade on the roof. > > So far, I have only found roofs with 30 and 40 year warranties. I have been > looking for 50 year warranties. A friend of mine got a silver metal roof a > few years ago, and the color was all the way thru the metal. This seems to > be the best kind of roof to get, but my wife does not want the silver color. > > I also would like gutter helmets with the roof, and so far I have no luch > with this. > > John > http://WhiteCane.org > http://BlindWoodWorker.com > http://HolyTeaClub.comcom\whitecane > http://anellos.ws > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! 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