Simulated Hail Damage Test: Asphalt vs Slate vs Metal Roofing
In this episode of the Build Show we made an ice cannon to simulate hail hitting a roof. We shot ice at four roof samples: 30 year asphalt shingles, 15 year shingles, a 24 ga metal roof, and a slate roof. The results may surprise you!
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Sounded like you were really making excuses for the slate roofing. IMHO, METAL is the answer!!
@AnonyPersona No, it’s not at all. It’s the best roof unless you live in an area prone to hail storms and even then it’s debatable. In every other area, it will outlast every other roof except for maybe high grade clay tile, and it’s longevity will more than pay for the high cost.
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Depends on the house. For the average house, I think metal is the winner. For a higher end house, slate is king. It looks best and last longest.
Titanium roof. It would last 1000 years, never corrode and never dent.
Yeah, Slate is so overrated.
@Rachel Laylee The other drawback of slate is the price. first of all, slate material is itself more expensive than metal, and second of all you need a ridiculously strong roof to hold it, which means more expensive trusses/rafters. Metal is the obvious choice, all the benefits without any of the drawbacks.
now do solar pannels
I just had a hail storm roll through with a max size of about 3 inches, my solar panels were fine, no cracks, no loss in yield.
Yes! That Tesla solar roof looks very suspect, they had videos demonstrating things being dropped on the panels and I don’t think they were very honest in their testing. If there isn’t any roofing regulations I 100% recommend every roofing product be approved by Matt Risinger AND THE BUILD SHOW!
Probably depends on what is on top.
A Tesla tile test would be awesome.
Yeah I was thinking about how solar would do and if the could get their hands on some Tesla tiles since they claim to be stronger than slate.
If you ever do this again, try aiming for the standing seam of the metal roof – if it bends the seam that would be a leak point and as far as we have documented in the past, constitutes direct damage. Also, I’ve heard of a lot of metal roofs getting paid for replacement for denting, unless the policy doesn’t treat denting as direct storm damage. On the asphalt shingles, 1.5” hail is usually going to completely damage almost any shingle roof and that’s at natural hail velocities! The slates tend to chip or puncture for natural hail – I’ve never seen one fracture like in the test – that was pretty cool! Great video as always guys!
“We try to avoid asphalt shingle”
99% of houses have asphalt shingle. Nobody is avoiding it.
“We nailed it onto the zip[system] backer like you would normally do it”
Literally anyone with an asphalt shingle roof has OSB decking.
Lol man this channel is for the top 1% only.
His best glenn (superstore) impersonation- “looks like we had some ice land there”
I like how you’re surprised at how strong the steel roof is. It’s steel. Literally a super material.
I need window help… have a “ modified a frame” up in New Mexico mountains. Wanting to replace/enlarge a couple of windows on the sloped wall. Currently there are awning style windows but I can’t find any info on a suitable replacement that won’t leak on an angle. They do not need to operate if that helps any. Thanks for any input.
Wow, interesting video! I love how y’all are testing the materials! Excellent work!
Even though a serious test… you boys had way too much fun with it {laughing}
TEST: roofing options and how wind affects them
I live in tropical Aus where all buildings must be built to withstand a cat 3 cyclone… just interested in seeing how other roofing systems hold up…
Matt, I would love to see some videos of how you handle retarding air movement with, things like bathroom fans, stove hoods, fireplaces, recessed lighting, all the weak links that break the air seal on the structure. I think some of these are handled with a conditioned attic like you use, but in climates like ours (northwest), blown in insulation is by far the predominant approach.
Love these new testing vids! 1st the plumbing pressure tests, and now this. Love it!
Slate is pretty common in Southern port cities (New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah, Biloxi, etc.), as it would be loaded onto empty ships coming from Europe as ballast. They would dump the slate and return with “Goods from the New World”/
When the two of you work together in a video, great things happen. You have great on-screen dynamics.
Concrete tiles break easily with large hail.
Awesome video! I’d love to see solar panels tested 🙂
May I suggest loading it with ice prior to compressing it with air? It would be less likely to accidentally discharge on you.
Keep the great videos coming.
icegun vs different siding types
Next test include clay-tile roof… both the real clay-tile and the cheaper cement version.
marchetta67 the cement tiles are disgusting and the way they feel makes me cringe. I wanna see them burn, but honestly they’re probably very durable lol.
Yeah that would’ve been interesting to see.
you can include rubber tile roofing next time. just dropping by because we receive too much hail in Calgary or parts of Alberta right now. Some roofs are just useless to see.
Have ya’ll tested shingles made from recycled tires, or rubber of any sort? Bouncy, bouncy hail stones! In all seriousness, they sound interesting if they are not extremely expensive, and the house doesn’t need reinforcing to carry the weight.
Interesting and Matt, due to your reaction after the first slate shot, Jordan should definitely give you that air gun for your birthday!