Dale, the steel roof you help put up was that one of those with the overlaping ridge and you used a long scew with a rubber gromet or washer?? Lee
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 08:40:10PM -0400, Dale Leavens wrote: > To the best of my knowledge the three major advantages of a steel roof are: > > durability, 50 years or more. > Colour choices > snow slides off much more easily. > > One disadvantage is that they tend to be noisy in a heavy rain storm and > doubtless in a hail storm. I don't know but I hear, when high wind storms and > tornados go through loads of sheet steel seems to fly about. It comes from > somewhere but maybe not roofing. Of course shingles fly about as well. > > Steel roofs are very unforgiving of construction which isn't really very true > and accurate, this much I know from assisting in putting one up. > > That is probably the sum total of my knowledge for what it is worth. > > The longevity and the appearance could beneficially effect curb appeal and > consequently the sale value of the property. That might be another good > reason. > > > Hope this is of some use. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kevin Doucet > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:58 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mettle verses shingle roof > > > Hi, > > I am considering geting a mettle roof put on my house. I mentioned > this to a friend the other day and he asked me if I am planning to > live 50 more years. > > I would like to get your input and logic on one choice over the other > if one probably will not live 50 more years. > > Thanks. > Thanks. > > Kevin Doucet > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > confuse as says > > Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1509 - Release Date: 6/19/2008 > 8:00 AM > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- "If you lived today as if it were your last, you'd buy up a box of rockets and fire them all off, wouldn't you?" -- Garrison Keillor Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
