I would have thought it would be about the same or cheaper due to faster and/or easier install?
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 24, 2020, at 11:20 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > What's the reason for the extra cost? > > Nailing down hundreds of little asphalt rectangles takes a fair amount > of labor, and some skill/experience to keep everything straight and > square. > > Metal I would think would go on in larger panels and be a faster > installation. But maybe more work to fit and seal around vent stacks and > chimneys, hips and valleys, etc? > > Is it mostly the difference in the materials cost? Labor? Both? > > Allan > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> Its the insulation that keeps them quiet. When you get into Maine you >> see a lot more of them and in Arostook county almost all new roofs are >> metal. The amish put them on, they show up with the metal in a giant >> roll like wire for telephone poles comes on and cut to fit so there >> are no horizontal seams mid-roof. When we had our roof done I looked >> into metal but with no amish here the price was outrageous. Asphalt >> shingles were less than half the cost. -Curt >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
