The short answer Both, and you get to choose. A smooth metal roof will let go of its snow all at once if nothing is holding it. Add properly planned…
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Diamond Metal Shingles on Walls and Roofs: A Pacific Northwest Project
Most people picture diamond metal shingles on a roof. On this campus building in the Pacific Northwest, Spengler’s painted Galvalume diamond shingles do a good deal more. They cover sloped…
Everyone loves a cedar roof in its first year. Then the moss moves in, the boards start to cup, and the woodpeckers find it. Wood grain metal shingles give you…
If your building sits within 1,500 feet of salt water, choose a marine grade metal roof. Beyond that distance, a standard grade system is usually the right choice. That’s our…
Big projects are won or lost at the connections, and custom mounting brackets are often where those connections start. The finished edge everyone sees is only as straight, as strong…
Curved metal roofing on an oceanfront home is one of the most striking things architecture can do. It is also one of the hardest things to build well. Picture a…
Metal Roofing and Building Biology: What to Ask Before You Choose a Roof
More homeowners are building to the principles of Baubiologie, also written Bau-Biologie or Bau Biologie and known in English as building biology. The tradition began in Germany after the Second…
“Metal roof” covers two very different things, and the difference shows up years after the job is paid for. Search for metal roofing and most of what comes back is…
What to Ask Before You Order You may already know the roof you want: a diamond pattern, a particular color, or a metal that will develop a natural patina. Choosing…
If your roofing company already installs metal shingles, you may have customers looking for a roof with a different level of architectural detail. They may want a distinctive pattern, a…