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Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva compares the qualities of different types of roofing materials.
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1. Asphalt shingles come in three-tab or architectural style. They’re reasonably durable, but the reason most people opt for these shingles is because they’re cost effective.
2. Wood shingles can cost nearly double what asphalt shingles do, but when installed correctly, they can last as long as 50 years.
3. Metal roofs are really good at protecting the sheathing underneath from wind and water and can last up to 100 years, but they can cost sometimes four times the amount of asphalt shingles.
4. Tile roofs can also last up to 100 years, but it will require additional structure to accommodate the heavy weight of the material.
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Tom compared a variety of roofing materials, including asphalt shingles, cedar shingles, metal, and clay tiles. These can all be found at a variety of home centers or from a roofing contractor and are more available in some regions of the country depending on the housing styles.
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Comparing Roofing Materials
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A 50 year vs. a 30 year isn’t going to be any different in labor costs…
I’ve looked at pictures of homes and other buildings in hurricane prone areas, those with metal roofs survive much better. Not just the roof but the structure seems to survive as well.
“rooves,” not roofs. (“Calves,” not calfs.)
Here in Spain, at least in my corner, most roofs are covered with tiles. Also some kind of slate where they have nearby quarries, but mostly tiles.
@NaturalRights as far as I know, not from the Northwest corner of the country where I live.
@fadetounforgiven Our dried figs and tomatoes say “From Spain.” Maybe it is popular to dry figs in Spain?
@NaturalRights I guess we could, but nobody does it around here.
Can you dry figs and sun dried tomatoes on your roof?
@NaturalRights who? what? why yours?
Thank you for this video. I’m about to get a new roof.
They’re in New England?
What ever happened to the asphalt metal roof. It came with a buzz and disappeared fast from talks of roofing option.s
I did a metal roof and had the local Amish do it and it was almost $1k cheaper than shingles.
@Tyler Beachy No its the good stuff and he said if it ever leaks he would make it good.
Was it actual standing seam or screw-through pole barn metal? Standing seam will last forever. The cheap stuff you get at Menards and screw down will leak in 10 years.
@NaturalRights I did an inspection on his install. It checks out.
@Xsiner Check your install just to be sure because they were pretty buzzed by 7am every morning and one even fell off and was talking about a civil suit.
@NaturalRights Yeah ok there are none of those stores with in a 100 miles of me.
You guys should do a video on a Roof Maxx Treatment.
Fibreglass roofing or Polyurethane liquid waterproofing membrane for flat roofing and metal seamed roofing gives great durability and look.
No mention of metal shingles that have become very popular.
The wood shingle roof is very beautiful.
Trees? would the seedlings grow on the wood roof?
kingssman2 I think more likely that leaves and branches fall on the roof, branch either breaks shingles, or leaves hang around and start to compost. Composting both the leaves and the roof underneath
Five times more expensive for a metal roof? Five?!
Here in the California Sierra wood shake roofs aren’t allowed because of the fire hazard. We LOVE our metal roof that handles our heavy snow loads, and when it rains its heavenly to listen to.
I want them to last 😊👌
what is about fiberglass roof?
U can always find right combination of shakes never shave or cut. If u do re stain the edge
I’d always admired all the tile roofs around here, then we had a 100 year storm go through with golfball to baseball sized hail which demolished every tile roof along with every car in town. Not that the metal or shingle roofs faired much better but was pretty shocking to see not a single tile survive on any house that had them.
They forgot metal shingles