Metal Roofing
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How to Choose a Metal Roof
If you want a roof that lasts for 50 years or more, metal is for you
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Should a Roof Have a Rainscreen?
A vented rainscreen is a common detail on exterior walls. Does the same approach work on a roof?
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Does This Roof Need to Breathe?
An owner/builder looks for advice as he gets ready to install a standing-seam metal roof
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Wolfe Island Passive: Ready for Roofing
With the insulation installed, the next step is to prepare for steel roofing and build a porch roof that can handle big snow loads
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Will This Roof Design Have Problems?
A homeowner questions his architect’s plans for a standing-seam metal roof
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Designing a Low-Slope Roof That Works
Metal roofing or EPDM? Insulation above or below the sheathing? Vented or unvented? An owner weighs all the options.
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Our Barn Roof Gets an 18-kW Solar Array
We’re installing 72 photovoltaic modules on the standing-seam roof of our Vermont barn
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Staying Cool with a Metal Roof
Metal roofs are durable and recyclable — but do they really save energy?