The kind of roofing material you desire for your installation is a significant choice. To select the best option for your roofing needs, here are several materials you may choose from:
- Asphalt roofing
Today’s most frequent roof material is asphalt shingles since it is the cheapest alternative. Asphalt roofs consist of asphalt shingles and other asphalt roofing materials.
- Metal roof standing seam
Metal panels are mechanically seamed or locked together to form a standing seam metal roof system. When heated, the metal panels can expand and compress freely. In the roofing sector, standing seam metal roofing is growing in popularity. However, it will cost two to three times more than an asphalt shingle roof.
- Cedar shake roof
A premium roof system constructed of natural wood (cedar) is a cedar shake roof. Cedar trees are chopped into 2-foot lengths, hand-split, or sawed into tapering thicknesses to manufacture shingles (taper sawn). Meanwhile, Taper sawn is smoother than hand split, which is rougher. If they fail early, cedar shake shingles have no manufacturer warranty. Your sole investment protection is your roofing contractor’s workmanship warranty. Depending on the temperature, cedar shake shingles lose colour, rot, crack, and curl as they age. Before buying a cedar shake roof, ask your roofing contractor how your climate affects cedar shake shingles.
- Synthetic shingle roof
Composite shingles, a roofing industry newcomer, are becoming increasingly popular. Rubber and polymers are used to make composite (synthetic) roof shingles. The ground won’t show the difference to you, your neighbours, or passersby. If you can afford it, a composite shingle roof is a fantastic and lasting roofing material.
- Slate roof
Slate roofs are comprised of natural slate tiles and other slate roofing materials. Slate is mined in Italy and processed into square tiles, and it is put individually, unlike metal panels or 3-foot-wide strips. Replacing your old roof with a slate roof is slow and expensive. Because slate tiles are heavy, your home must be built, braced, or altered to support them. On the other hand, a slate roof is one of the most attractive and long-lasting, but it’s also one of the most expensive.
