Cob: Metal Roofing

[Amanda Peck]

Around here they seem to be the preferred new roof.  My third nearest 
neighbor just got one for his house, and I need to ask him about it.  
Insurance companies may love metal roofs, but sometimes cities do not, by 
the way.

But in general....I was looking at boneyard windows yesterday at a building 
supply place in Lawrenceburg, they had a nice line--somebody who bills 
themselves as "building supply" is more likely to have it than a "hardware 
store" but both might.  The 500 pound gorillas--Lowes, Home Depot can get 
them for you, the agricultural Coop--if yours are like mine--has or can get 
them for you. they're bulky and a bit hard to store, so mostly everybody 
will ORDER them for you.

Run an on-line search, find what looks best, contact the company for the 
nearest dealer.  Quality of the local installer is important.  At least one 
company makes nicely insulated panels, I'll see if I can't dig out the link 
later.  Steel and aluminum are both available.  Steel "sounds" better, but 
aluminum can be thicker for the same weight.


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Chandra writes:
Ok, I've lived mostly in the midwest and I don't belive I have EVER seen an 
enameled metal roof - so I'm LOST! Where would I even look to find such a 
beast????????????




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