Material costs are higher. -D
> On Aug 24, 2020, at 12:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
