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got no response there so far, seems this thread has quite some replies so thought I'd reiterate my question here as well. Is it not a fad or just too expensive for metal roofs in CA or did I not look in the right places?
I had a standing seam metal roof installed on my home in NJ. The house was sided with cedar shakes with white trim. The dark blue roof really set it off. I never had the slighest problem with the roof or phone reception. After 12 years it still looked like new. I've since moved to Florida where metal is rather common. I'm going to need a roof in a few years and want to get metal. My problem is I really don't like the natural colored roofs that everyone opts for down here, but I'm afraid any decent color would get too hot. I also don't like that they put thousands of screws through the metal surface when installing. Conversely, I worry that the concealed clips used to install standing seam might not stand up to hurricane force winds. Quite the quandry.
If your angles are correct, they also shed snow. You don't have to shovel the roof. The metal roofs last longer than anything else. You can buy them pre enameled and they never need painting either. I like them. I also have a neighbor who put metal on his roof and it looks just like slate shingles from the ground.
A 2007 post but...
The caveat is that you have to design the house for a metal roof so you don't kill people when a huge slab of snow & ice slides off. That also rips gutters off so most houses with a metal roof have some kind of crushed stone French drain around the foundation. They're normal in the 250" to 300" snow belt in the Vermont Green mountains. I had a new-ish Weber gas grill crushed once. You only make that mistake once.
The caveat is that you have to design the house for a metal roof so you don't kill people when a huge slab of snow & ice slides off. That also rips gutters off so most houses with a metal roof have some kind of crushed stone French drain around the foundation. They're normal in the 250" to 300" snow belt in the Vermont Green mountains. I had a new-ish Weber gas grill crushed once. You only make that mistake once.
You also can't plant shrubs right under or close to the drip line. Cascades of snow/ice slabs will flatten them every winter. Metal roof plusses...no gutters to clean, a lot less debris/moss build up unless you really neglect it. A couple of good roof avalanches of frozen snow tends to scrape the build up off during thaws. As for fasteners leaving holes...don't roofing nails do that too? Metal roofing screws have gaskets which need to be inspected periodically. You don't NEED standing seams if you choose metal. I prefer metal roofs if there's a choice.
I had a standing seam metal roof installed on my home in NJ. The house was sided with cedar shakes with white trim. The dark blue roof really set it off. I never had the slighest problem with the roof or phone reception. After 12 years it still looked like new.
The caveat is that you have to design the house for a metal roof so you don't kill people when a huge slab of snow & ice slides off. That also rips gutters off so most houses with a metal roof have some kind of crushed stone French drain around the foundation. They're normal in the 250" to 300" snow belt in the Vermont Green mountains. I had a new-ish Weber gas grill crushed once. You only make that mistake once.
Install snow brakes.
I have them strategically installed in areas so it won't crush me.
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