Why Choose a Metal Roof vs Asphalt Shingles

Metal roofing is a superior building choice for your home vs asphalt shingles for so many reasons including:

Warranties - the MetalMan Roofing System comes with a limited Lifetime Warranty while asphalt shingles come with limited, short term warranties that don't always cover necessary repair or replacement.

Material - the MetalMan Roofing System is constructed from durable, lightweight, long lasting, and corrosion resistant Galvalume sheet while asphalt shingles, which can weigh 5 times more than metal panels per square, have been found to contain filler content such as sand that reduces the effectiveness of the shingles.

Energy Efficiency - the MetalMan Roofing System with its Cool Metal Roofing reflects and emits 90% of the sun's solar radiation preventing heat from entering your home while asphalt shingles absorb the heat of the sun and transfer that heat directly into your home, requiring your AC unit to work on overdrive.

Environmental Impact - the MetalMan Roofing System is made from a highly recycled material and is built to last a lifetime without replacement while asphalt shingles need to be replaced every 10 years or so and generate a significant amount of landfill waste every year.

Take a look at what some roofing and home improvement industry experts have to say on this matter:

Laboratory Testing Facilities Say:
"Failed shingles that we have tested contain approximately 30% asphalt by weight. New shingles contain less than 25%. This asphalt is mixed with sand and fine mineral matter and then has granules embedded in it. There is no separate asphalt mat "coating"; there is only asphalt binder for the filler. What coating exists on the back of the shingle appears to have bled through the mat from the top side during manufacture. No wonder shingles "weep" water after only a few years."
--Richard Tippet, Applied Roofing Technology

Roofing Consultants Say:
"The pressures placed on large, public companies to maintain profitability brought forward good old American ingenuity, reduce fiberglass mat weight (fibers were expensive) and increase filler content (asphalt was also expensive.)"
--Dwain Bouton, President of Certified Roofing Consultant

Home Improvement Experts Say:
"When it comes to shingles, the drawbacks center on service life. While asphalt shingles come with warranties ranging from 20 to as long as 45 years, roofers and builders remain skeptical of those warranties. Since warranties are a marketing device, they are not reliable predictor of lifespan. In the past decade, there have been many complaints of asphalt shingle failure long before warranties expired. Many homeowners have been dissatisfied with warranty payouts that didn't cover all the costs of repair or replacement as well.."
--Bob Vila