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21 Sep North Carolina Property Owners Choose Metal Roofing

Posted at 9:31 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Energy Savings, Environmental Benefits of Metal Roofing, Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Understanding Your Roof

What sort of property owners choose metal roofing to protect and enhance their buildings? That is a great question. Unfortunately, we can’t point to something specific like "43-year-old person, married, advanced degree, engineer, with 2.4 children, and 1.3 dogs." However, there are certain things which seem to hallmark property owners...

20 Jul Part 6: Get the Benefits of a Metal Roof for Your North Carolina Home

Posted at 7:42 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Energy Savings, Environmental Benefits of Metal Roofing, Understanding Your Roof

In this video, Todd Miller gives us an overview of how to get the benefits of a metal roof for your North Carolina home. There are many types of metals, finishes and profiles; each providing unique opportunities for energy efficiency, sustainability and durability...

06 Jul Video Series 4.2: Roof Ventilation, Cathedral Ceilings, Cold Roofs and Your Home

Posted at 7:20 PM in Buying a Metal Roof, Energy Savings, Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather, Understanding Your Roof

In just a little over 6 minutes, roofing expert Todd Miller provides more details on roof ventilation including special circumstances surrounding cathedral ceilings and cold roofs, as well as combining ventilation and insulation to prevent ice damming. We think this information can be especially helpful to North Carolina's mountain homeowners...

29 Jun Video Series Part 4.1: Ventilation and Your Roof

Posted at 9:24 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Energy Savings, Understanding Your Roof

The heat is on in North Carolina, and now is the time to learn about ventilation and your roof. Part 4.1 of roofing expert Todd Miller's video series talks about ventilation and how re-roofing is the right time to consider your home’s ventilation needs as well. With the trapping of heat...

10 Feb Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather: Wind Resistance

Posted at 8:15 AM in Buying a Metal Roof, Metal Roofing and Extreme Weather

In this series, we're taking a look at the affects of extreme weather on metal roofing. Does Metal Really Perform Better Than Other Roofing Products? Recent devastating hurricanes in our country have brought a lot of press to this subject in recent years. We have all see the video footage of roof...

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...

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