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Choosing a Metal Roof for your Home in Lake Charles

POSTED ON: 06/01/2021

Choosing a metal roof in Lake Charles, LA ensures a long-lasting, durable roof for your home.  Metal roofs have been around for more than a century and a half and have withstood the test of time to become a modern type of building material.  Metal roofs can last three to four decades or longer with proper maintenance, which is almost twice as long as other standard asphalt shingle roofing.  Pair that with the ability to withstand strong gusts of wind, and it is easy to see why metal roofs are a premium option for homeowners in Lake Charles.  While they are initially more expensive than other roofing systems in Lake Charles, LA, metal roofs are worth the extra cost when it comes to their longevity and durability in a hurricane-prone coastal state. Metal roofs are environmentally friendly, as they don’t require petroleum products like asphalt roofs.  Since asphalt roofs also require more frequent replacement, the waste from replacing asphalt roofs, roughly every decade or two, results in 20 billion pounds of asphalt shingles being sent to United States landfills every year. Metal roofs are also energy-efficient, reducing cooling costs by as much as 25 percent.  In a hot and humid state such as Louisiana, that type of energy efficiency is priceless.  A con of having a metal roof is that it can be noisy.  This may not be a con for everyone (some people love the sound of rain on a metal roof) but it can be distracting for some.  Last but not least, metal roofs are stylish and come with a variety of color options to match your home’s exterior.

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