Edward Humphrey wants to know... Can I use steel roofing on an older house?
steel roofing is a very logical option when considering replacing a residential roof. Keep in mind that in addition to the cost of the actual metal roofing panel, most likely, in order to qualify for the warranties associated with these products, you must also use their accessories and adhere strictly to their installation instructions. If you have a very cut up house, lots of dormers and valleys, etc, the costs to waterproof these areas before installing can get to be costly, but as far as a straight forward reroof over existing substrate, costs are very competitive. As much as I see a lot recommend going over existing shingles, I prefer to strip the existing shingles, and check the sheathing, before waterproofing and roof installation.
ed like others have said yes you can and its relatively simple to do. ? is it steal you want or would to plastic they call it work. we've done several around here in central Illinois and we've done both. as far as putting boards under the metal we've only done that on one, usally you start at a bottom corner, work your way across the roof and up just as you do shingles, remember though unlike shingles these don't have any sealing strips, so under each overlap before putting the piece on you need to put a sealer bead on. the tubes from your local lumber yard work just fine. just remember dont hurry yourself into making mistakes and forgetting anything. i don't know if you have helpers but generally you can hire a high school kid to help put this on. it isn't really that hard.use whats called a barn screw to hold it onto your existing roof,( they are color coated, and have rubber gaskets) so no leaks where fastened unlike nails.
We are having a metal roof installed on our rental property. We were told by a number of contractors that metal roofing is comparable in price to an asphalt roof. It is all a matter of personal preference. Metal roofing will last for upwards of 50 years, where an asphalt roof, if good quality, will last about 30 years. I personally believe that some house styles just would not look proper or authentic with a metal roof. Hope this helps.
In the town that I live it is getting really popular.The good thing is the old roof doesn't need torn off you just put 2in boards the width or the steel on the old roof and then screw the steel roof panels to it.
