![]() The composition of metal has recycled elements on the raw material and post-consumer ends. Metal is durable through hot/cold temperatures, wet/dry weather cycles, high UV rays, windstorms, hail, ice and snow. Metal has a natural ability to sustain itself against Mother Nature’s elements whereas other building materials can be affected by these elements to the point of destruction. Technological advances in the machinery used to form metal roofing and the extensive array of exterior paints and finishes now available offer a wide variety of textures and profiles even to the point of offering slate look-alike materials-a roofing material that few can afford these days but in the days of inexpensive labor and bountiful resources was once common. The practicality of metal roofing is self-explanatory when one considers the years of maintenance free service a metal roof provides. ![]() Metal roofing is the most cost effective when considering the service life of a roof whether replacing an existing roof or putting on a new one. Typically, those few criteria are cost, aesthetics and practicality or product performance. Given the choice about whether to choose a product that’s good for the environment or not so good for the environment most people have a few criteria that must be met and then they will naturally choose the environmentally sound alternative. The bottom line is that everyone cares about the environment.
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