How to pick color for metal re-roofing project?

[sirenmoses]

How to pick a color? Definately going w/EnergyStar, to get the 30% materials rebate, but that still leaves way too many choices.

A fellow home-owner suggested green, to blend in w/the woods, but I'm not feeling it, since the house is only 50' from the road (feels much further when shoveling snow, or gravel, or whacking weeds). And there are at least 4 shades of green to choose from...

Just bought the place I've been living these past 10 years, got the tax credit back before the first mortgage payment is due. While it's tempting to flip the bux back into the mortgage, the asphalt shingle roof only has a couple more years left in it.

Definately going metal roofing, for wildfire defensible space concerns, with gutters, for water harvesting. Plan to put metal siding over the stained dark-brown T-111 siding down the road. No HOA's or covenants, and neighborhood colors cover the entire palate from greens to reds to blues, even burgandy.

Thoughts, input? Feels like a bigger decision than buying the place somehow...

 

[DSRTRDR]

what color is the siding ?

 

[Capt. Jim]

The darker colors are always hotter, although the reflective 'Galv-alume" finish metal also gets very hot.

The colored roofs often oxidize after several years and get a white chalky appearance. This is difficult to remove. Walking upon it leaves foot prints that cannot be removed. We have a lot of sunshine down here and I suspect it is the sun (UV light) that causes this oxidation.

I put metal roofs on all 3 of my structures and chose the non-colored 'Galv-Alume' finish for these reason. Even with a 6/12 pitch, it still catches a lot of dirt that the rain washes off. We tend to get a lot of trans-Atlantic dust here from African desert sandstorms.


Hope this helps.

 

[splitshot]

Lots of good info here if this is going to be a DIY project.

Wheeling Corrugating - Residential Roofing Guide

We went with earth brown, looks ok even after it starts to oxidize (sorry about the cruiser content, only pic I have on short notice)

 

[titanpat57]

Lots of good info here if this is going to be a DIY project.

Wheeling Corrugating - Residential Roofing Guide

We went with earth brown, looks ok even after it starts to oxidize (sorry about the cruiser content, only pic I have on short notice)

what a shameless plug for a beautiful Cruiser....










ohh...I like the dark green btw

 

[alia176]

Curious, do the metal roofs emit any more noise than asphalt roof during a rain storm?

 

[Ebag333]

Curious, do the metal roofs emit any more noise than asphalt roof during a rain storm?

From what I've read, it depends on a couple things.

If you leave them uninsulated, then they'll make more noise. But they recommend insulation behind them (which lots of folks tend to do otherwise). Also the flat sheets will make more noise than the stamped/shaped ones. I was looking at one that actually has texture to it, part of the reason is that it makes it look more natural (it looked like slate) and the other part was that texture broke up the rain drops and prevented vibrations from spreading as far.

 

[Capt. Jim]

Curious, do the metal roofs emit any more noise than asphalt roof during a rain storm?

No difference at all if on the same decking. However, I have an open porch on another home with purlins instead of solid roof decking beneath the metal roof. Now that is much noisier. Bear in mind that the latter in addition to having no solid sheathing, has no attic space, no attic insulation and no ceiling beneath it.

 

[AJP]

No difference at all if on the same decking. However, I have an open porch on another home with purlins instead of solid roof decking beneath the metal roof. Now that is much noisier. Bear in mind that the latter in addition to having no solid sheathing, has no attic space, no attic insulation and no ceiling beneath it.

I think that is where the noise concerns come from. My cousins camp has a metal roof on sheathing ... tends to be only a little bit nosier than asphalt shingles in a hard rain.. but not objectionable. My barn on the other hand has no sheathing and occasionally I have walked outside thinking there must be a torrential downpour based on the noise in side the building .. and found a barely noticeable light shower....

You likely know this better than I but avoid any of the metal roofs that use nails and rubber grommets - my cousin reports leaks around the nail grommets... apparently the hot/cold expansion of the roof eventually works the little rubber grommets around the nails and they start to fail - they may break down as well - not sure. Not an expert but if it is for your residence make sure you get the "standing seam" type of roofing

 

[haystax]

I recently finished building my house and used metal roofing from Metal Roofing | Metal Shingles | Gutter System | Aluminum | Copper | Custom Metal Roof | Panels | Manufacturer | Custom-Bilt Metals. We picked Hemlock Green and we just finished a re-roof on my grandmother's house with a light blue. No oxidation to speak of yet. I used a snap-lok hidden fastener standing seam and grandma's was a lower pitch and had to be mechanically seem-ed.

There are striated and ribbed products to try to reduce oil-canning. Our house is cathedral framed thoughout w/ 5/8OSB sheathing and the rain noise isn't too bad. No worse than most spec homes with asphalt shingles.

You should be able to print the brochure with a photo quality printer and get pretty close to the color as built. Good Luck!

 

[RavenTai]

I have put metal roofing on 3 buildings so far, have another coming up, replacing asphalt shingles, Are the hidden fastener systems wind rated? I am in a 110 HPH wind zone and code requires fasteners If i remember every 6" around the perimeter and ever 12" in the field, I used screws with gaskets provided by the roofing company in the previous ones.


Forest green is the color i have been using, works well in the forest, sun heat is not a problem in the shade, neither is fading, from local roofs in the sun it seams the bright blue is pretty but seams to fade faster than others.

 

[haystax]

Not sure on exact spec for my hidden fastener system but you can see that the eaves and valleys are rolled under a cleat that provides the attachment for each panel. It is screwed at the ridge under the ridgecap. The eave trim goes on first in this system and is screwed to the sheathing beneath the panels. A fascia screw on trim is optional. If you sheet into the prevailing wind, there is very little chance of the panels coming un-locked. I had to use a rubber mallet to snap the panels, couldn't just step on them but the 6/12 pitch made it hard to get a good downward kick without sliding off the roof.

 

[sirenmoses]

I recently finished building my house and used metal roofing from Metal Roofing | Metal Shingles | Gutter System | Aluminum | Copper | Custom Metal Roof | Panels | Manufacturer | Custom-Bilt Metals. We picked Hemlock Green and we just finished a re-roof on my grandmother's house with a light blue. No oxidation to speak of yet. I used a snap-lok hidden fastener standing seam and grandma's was a lower pitch and had to be mechanically seem-ed.

There are striated and ribbed products to try to reduce oil-canning. Our house is cathedral framed thoughout w/ 5/8OSB sheathing and the rain noise isn't too bad. No worse than most spec homes with asphalt shingles.

You should be able to print the brochure with a photo quality printer and get pretty close to the color as built. Good Luck!

that roof is BEAUTIFUL, and the peaks + gully shot alone would suck up my budget for the entire roof. Beauty shot, pretty roof

 

[haystax]

that roof is BEAUTIFUL, and the peaks + gully shot alone would suck up my budget for the entire roof. Beauty shot, pretty roof

Thanks! The valleys were a bit of work but not too many additional hours. The hem and cleat valley is about twice as time consuming as a typically screw-down installation. The straight pitches go really fast, screw down panels on layout and then go back and snap them together.

Good luck!

 

[agomez]

I like green...

 

[WarDamnEagle]

I like green...

It goes with your coffee cup...

 

[97 FZJ80]

Have you thought about painting the existing roof with elastomeric paint that has high reflective factors? You can repaint your roof for a fraction of the price of re-roof with new materials.

How to Paint Roof - Painting Your Roof

 

[tcb]

id go with rust colored or unfinished aluminum....

 

[sirenmoses]

Have you thought about painting the existing roof with elastomeric paint that has high reflective factors? You can repaint your roof for a fraction of the price of re-roof with new materials.

How to Paint Roof - Painting Your Roof

"Sources of heat-reflecting roof paint are, at this time, limited."
I live in NM, nuff said.

Painting won't fix the sprung sublayer or leaks around woodstove and bathroom fan. Plus I'm having new facia, soffits, and gutters installed. Best way I can think of to re-invest the tax credit.

I chose a grey, (subconsciously thinking of the color of our oak bark), we'll see what color arrived when it gets here....

 

[se2000]

I put on a dark grey steel panel roof. It qualified for the energy star. I don't worry about heat being upstate NY. Laid down purlins 18" and put over original asphalt roof. No noise when it rains even with some downpours we have had.
I am building a shed and will forgo wood decking but plan on using 2" blue foam sheathing to dampen the noise that you will get if you can see the metal underneath.

My roof panels are 3' wide and they were cut to length so no seams. If you get snow, get some snow guards for over doorways. The snow comes off quickly when the sun shines