Tim McCarthy, Author at Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, NC: McCarthy Metal Roofing

16 Dec Buying a Metal Roof Part 5: Stress Skin “Sandwich” Panels

Posted at 8:31 AM in Buying a Metal Roof

Increasingly, homes are built from stress skin panels, which consist of foam "sandwiched" between two layers of decking or outer decking and inner gypsum board. These panels can pose potential condensation issues because they often do not have any venting. This goes against the International Building Code, which requires a 1″...

09 Dec Buying a Metal Roof Part 4: Ventilation

Posted at 8:34 AM in Buying a Metal Roof

In most cases, metal roofing does not increase the need for attic ventilation in your North Carolina home. However, it also doesn’t decrease it. Homes are built more airtight today than ever before. This is results in moisture getting trapped inside the house. This moisture generally migrates to the attic...

02 Dec Buying A Metal Roof Part 3: Coatings

Posted at 8:10 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Energy Savings

In most cases, the coatings on metal roofing are applied before the manufacturer or contractor ever even sees the metal. The finishes are applied at roll-coating facilities where the metal is cleaned, chemically etched, coated, and baked. In some cases, a "print coat" is involved as well, allowing for these...

28 Nov Buying a Metal Roof Part 2: Installing Over Existing Roofing Materials

Posted at 3:14 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Environmental Benefits of Metal Roofing

Here’s an important consideration for our North Carolina environment: due to their very low weight, many metal roofs can be installed over existing roofing materials. This is particularly the case when going over old composition shingles. Additionally, the formation of many of the heavily profiled shake and tile profiles of metal...

18 Nov A New Series: Buying a Metal Roof for Your NC Home

Posted at 10:39 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Understanding Your Roof

Selecting and purchasing a new roof for your North Carolina home is a significant event for any homeowner. Those homeowners who do their research and have good information available to them are the ones who end up making wise investment choices when it comes to roofing. Here’s the first post...

11 Nov Does Your North Carolina Roof Need to Lose Weight?

Posted at 8:23 AM in Environmental Benefits of Metal Roofing, Understanding Your Roof

One of the big benefits of metal roofing is its low weight. More weight on the roof means your home is susceptible to buckling or snapping rafters. Worse, extra weight on the roof can be deadly in an earthquake or interior fire where the structure of the home loses its...

07 Nov A New Metal Roof for a Murfreesboro, NC Home

Posted at 12:26 PM in Energy Savings, News

We at McCarthy Metal Roofing Systems were pleased to receive this letter of thanks from a homeowner about their new metal roof installation in Murfreesboro, NC during warm July. This valued customer dreamed of adding new metal roofing to their home for beauty and value after reading an article in...

Author: Tim McCarthy