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Steel Roofing Looks Like Shakes, Shingles Or Tile
The durability of steel with the appearance of traditional shingles, shakes and roofing tiles is what you get with new steel roofing products. The latest new products have a completely different look from traditional steel roofs.
"Most people don't realize it's steel when they first see it," says Pete Croft, M
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Steel Roofing Looks Like Shakes, Shingles Or Tile BUILDINGS Houses 30-3-35 The durability of steel with the appearance of traditional shingles, shakes and roofing tiles is what you get with new steel roofing products. The latest new products have a completely different look from traditional steel roofs.
"Most people don't realize it's steel when they first see it," says Pete Croft, Metro Roof Products. Headquartered in California, the company's products originated in New Zealand and are sold nationwide. Last year, the company sold a lot of their product in Florida after the hurricaines.
"There is no better endorsement of a roof than seeing one survive high winds while all around it, roofs have been blown off," says Croft. "And unlike concrete tiles, ours don't shatter when hit by flying debris, only to become flying debris themselves."
The steel roofing comes in sections from 48 to 52 in. long and the width of an average tile, shake or shingle. All install like traditional composition asphalt shingles. Metro uses stone chip coatings embedded in an ultraviolet resistant, acrylic polymer that binds to the steel for longer life. The steel substrate is protected from rust and corrosion by metallic and polymer coatings.
Coated steel roofing is nothing new, notes Croft. "It has been around for more than 50 years and is in use throughout the world," he says.
As early as World War II, corrugated iron hangars would be covered with tar-like material to protect them from the weather. Today's coverings are more high tech, more effective and more attractive.
The biggest mark against steel roofing, at least in areas not prone to hurricanes or brush fires (steel roofing is also fire resistant), is the price. Steel roofing typically costs two to three times the price of installed asphalt shingles. Croft hopes that as the housing market slows, more people will start looking at long-term improvements in their homes, such as roofing with a 50-year warranty.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pete Croft, Metro Roof Products 3093 "A" Industry St., Oceanside, Calif. 92054 (ph 760 435-9842 or 866 638-7648; fax 760 435-1162; info@metroroofproducts.com; www.metro roofproducts.com).
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