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Its official. Once the province of boring-looking industrial complexes, metal roofing materials have become the staple of the modern architectural era. Simple and elegant in their looks, theyve also proven to be the most environmentally friendly and safe residential roofing solution.

Furthermore, metal roofing is much more recyclable than other type of roofing materials – unlike fiberglass it can be easily melted down and reshaped. Quite aside from such social and environmental issues, metal roofs are also known for being the most durable and safe option around. Many insurance companies will actually give discounts topping 25% off your payments if you have a metal roof, given their resilience when faced with the hazards of hail, strong wind, and fire.

Residential metal roofing materials have, without question, come a long way in terms of their design aesthetics ” that was something achieved by the frenetic, minimalist nineties, when steel and glass were the height of construction attempting to embody the philosophy of dynamic tension. Indeed, roof paneling has been developed so as to more closely resemble cedar shakes or Tuscan clay roof tiling than the raw, exposed materials that avant garde architects prefer.

If youre keen to move into the new era of design, on the other hand, panels crafted in that raw exposed style, in copper, stainless steel and aluminum, have never been more meticulously crafted or of better quality. Galvalume is known as the strongest of all materials ” galvanized sheet steel coated in a silky-sheen layer of zinc-alloy, its hardiness approaches that of kevlar.

When Galvalume is used in the crafting of standing-seam metal roof panels, thats when you wind up with the toughest, most durable design imaginable ” highly reflective and corrosion-resistant. Standing-seam roof panels have enough flexibility to endure any stresses place on them by wind, ice or strong wind, and they clip together to be just about water tight, meaning theres very little by way of elemental extremes that will challenge the strength of your roof.

So what, exactly, is a standing-seam metal roofs lifespan? Well, scientists have artificially aged metal panels by subjecting them to extreme levels of corrosive gas and heat, and found that, odds are, your average metal roofing materials will last up to seventy years without any need of repair. Of course, youll have a hard time convincing most manufacturers of that number ” their warranties stretch to a mere forty years.