Metal Roofing for Berkeley Lake Homeowners

Metal earns its reputation: it stands firm when the wind howls, lets rain and leaves slide off fast and asks for very little attention over a very long service life. The trade-off is a higher install price than architectural shingles, and a look that fits some houses better than others. The deciding factor is usually your time horizon. If you plan to keep the house a long while, metal tends to come out ahead; if a sale is on the horizon, shingles usually pencil out better. We price both at a single visit so the choice rests on real figures. Choosing metal raises the planning bar. The sheathing has to be solid, and a heat-rated underlayment goes down before any panel. Edge, rake and ridge trim must be fitted tight, and every wall, valley and pipe gets flashing built for metal, since those joints are where metal roofs fail if they are going to. Panels grow and shrink with the seasons, so fasteners follow the manufacturer's pattern exactly. Ventilation and gutters are sized at the same time. Long panels and trim pieces also need room, so deliveries are staged to stay off your plantings, and the work zone is cleared at the close of every workday.