Lauren Risotto

If you are a business owner, contractor, or architect, selecting the right material for your building is a daunting and critical task. As a business ourselves, we understand that not only do we need to pick the right material for our buildings, but we also have to keep our customers and communities in mind to create a building that is beautiful for everyone to see, and brings in positive externalities for the community as well.

Homes or buildings with a steep slope roof have the opportunity to design a roofing system that is the showpiece of their property since it’s on full display. A low slope roof, on the other hand, does not have that same opportunity as the roof has low visibility, or even none, when looking at it from street level. However, that doesn’t mean the type of roof you choose for a low slope isn’t important.

Choosing metal as your roofing material comes with many benefits, one of which is the large amount of color options and design possibilities available. If you want to stay away from a traditional, neutral look of a black metal roof or a gray metal roof, there are plenty of other colors that can offer more vibrancy. Surprisingly, one of the colors that has recently become more popular for a metal roof is green.

Farmhouses have become one of the most popular architectural styles of today. There are several features that have become synonymous with farmhouse architecture: white paint, simple landscaping, a wraparound porch, and of course, a metal roof.

If you’re in the market for a new roof and are considering metal roofing for your roofing material, then we’re sure one of your biggest concerns is how much a metal roof will cost. That answer was easier to answer prior to 2021.

If you’re installing a new metal roof, you have to check the local building code to ensure what type of roof underlayment your project can use. Once you’ve determined synthetic underlayment is suitable for your project, you still have different types and brands of synthetic underlayment to choose from.

2021 has been a wild year for the metal industry as it experienced rapid price increases that resulted in steel prices hitting an all time high. As we mentioned in our last steel price update, this was due to increased demand and a supply shortage throughout the global steel market that left everyone scrambling to find raw material.

When installing a metal roof, you cannot forget about the roofing underlayment. While it’s hidden underneath your beautiful new roof, it’s one of the key components to ensuring a long lifespan for your system.

When a metal roof is properly installed, it will last a lifetime (generally 40-60 years). However, that can all change if a step is skipped or the wrong product is used during the installation process.

To say the steel industry has had a tumultuous year would be an understatement.