How to Choose A Beautiful Metal Roof for Your Beautiful Home
How to Choose the Perfect Metal Roof for Your Beautiful Home
Deciding to upgrade your home with a new metal roof is a very smart move for many homeowners. Metal roofs bring value, dependability and stability. But aside from all that, when purchasing a metal roof, you want one that’s going to look great and compliment your home and neighborhood. Here are some thoughts on choosing the perfect metal roof for your beautiful home.
What’s your ideal style of metal roof?
As more and more metal roofs are being installed across the country, we’re starting to realize that they don’t make a house look like a barn just because they’re metal. Today’s metal roofing panels come in a wide array of designs from corrugated looks and tile facsimiles to styles that resemble authentic shingle, slate and shake roofs. Which is best for your home? Put a little thought into this before purchasing to ensure you end up with exactly what you want.
Sizes
If your home is small, say 60 feet or so wide, you probably don’t want to go with extremely wide panels as they can tend to overpower the structure. Also overpowering are roofing styles that have a heavy appearance such as some shake or tile designs. Consider the pitch of your roof, as well. Steep pitches often look great with a shake metal roof design. For older or historic homes, a low-profile slate-style roof can look fantastic. Low-profile styles or styles that mimic wood shingles can beautifully enhance ranch-style homes with lower-sloped roofs.
Talk to a metal roofing materials manufacturer or installation contractor to get more advice on selecting the ideal panel size and design for your home.
The statement the roof makes in your neighborhood
Another consideration is how your new roof will blend – or not blend – with the general aesthetic of surrounding homes in your neighborhood. There’s nothing wrong with making a strong statement with your metal roof and setting it apart from the roofs of other homes. At the same time, you don’t want to go overboard and choose a garish color or design that will be an eyesore.
Choosing the right metal roofing installer
Your roofing contractor should be your partner and be able to guide you in many of the decisions necessary when
having a new metal roof installed. You want an installer who understands design and aesthetics as well as one who has verifiable experience in performing installs such as yours. Don’t necessarily go with the cheapest price, rather go with credibility and reputation.
Metal roofing manufacturers also can be helpful sources of information. Some even offer a color viewer that allows you to see the same roof in a variety of colors to help you determine how it might look on your home.
If it’s time to consider a handsome new metal roof, the experts at Advanced Aluminum of Lakeland, FL, can help you make the best decisions on style, color and design and also point you toward experienced contractors. We manufacture top-line metal roofing products used by leading contractors throughout our region. Give us a call at (863) 648-5787.