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Old 06-10-2013, 03:15 AM
 
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Does anyone know what type of roof is best? I saw tile, and something about "built" What types are good to stay away from, if any? Thanks
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Old 06-10-2013, 04:16 AM
 
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I don't know about "best" but the tile roofs resist the UV damage although they will lose color. Ours has a lifetime guarantee but that guarantee requires an annual roof inspection by the original installer. That inspection is $200 so if they have to replace it in 25 years I guess they've covered their cost of doing so. Kind of like buying a new roof on the installment plan . I do know, or at least have been told, that the typical asphalt shingle roof takes a beating in the heat and sun and that they don't last nearly as long as tile.
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Old 06-10-2013, 09:17 AM
 
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Tile roof would be the best. After that I like the flat roofs that have the white coating to reflect heat. If you are looking to buy a house you might want to look at the overall construction. The older homes are almost all masonry-stucco, brick, or slump block. The walls aren't insulated. Newer homes after around 1990 or so typically are frame-stucco construction. They are better insulated but not as resistant to termites.
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:12 AM
 
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any roof will work if it's originally installed well and maintained thru the years as needed....

"built" probably means 'built-up", a common roof out here....it's a flat roof with a few layers built-up for protection (plywood, then tar paper or similar, joint filler, white coating on top)....flat roofs work out here because of no snow!
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:17 AM
 
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But, flat roofs require careful regular inspections and maintenance as needed, as they do have potential for leaks. Lots of homes, like mine, have a tile roof over the home but a flat garage roof.
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Old 06-27-2013, 11:26 AM
 
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a roof for what? whole house roof, car-port roof, patio cover roof?

architectural lightweight metal roofing panels over foiled rigid foam is also an option. if its flat (less than 1/4"/ft pitch) then you need membrane with the white coating.

tile roofs are ok, should last a long time, but they offer lots of "holes" for bugs to get into.
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Old 06-27-2013, 11:52 AM
 
Location: SW OK (AZ Native)
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A tile roof may also offer better insurance rates, I say it MAY because my insurance carrier had reduced rates for concrete tile, but I can't speak for all carriers. I found my tile roof to be susceptible to wind damage, or rather, movement of the tiles, at the edges after a particularly strong monsoon wind storm. This sometimes required adjustments. Also, roof work was a major undertaking; when repainting the trim it was quite a challenge to very carefully walk on a tile roof, especially compared to a flat rock or a composition shingle roof. I did that during July... never do that, EVER. And, as mentioned above, holes for critters. Not bugs for my place, but birds and their nests. I can't say anything about hail; never saw anything bigger than a large pea in 11 years in Tucson, unlike out here in Oklahoma.

I personally just plain like the way they look, except when they're bright blue. Fortunately where I lived in the Tucson Mtns foothills we had hillside restrictions.
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