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Hi,
I'm on a board for a community that has some fairly stringent CC&R's (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions).
Because of the upscale nature of the community, roofing materials have typically been wood shake and tile, with asphalt shingles being excluded because of their perceived lesser value in maintaining property values.
A homeowner has approached our design review board requesting that they be allowed to put on a stone coated metal roofing tile. They were denied by teh design review board, citing that it's really just asphalt shingle, but with a metal backing. The owners have appealed to the board, of which I'm a member.
I'd like to know what pro's/con's others have had with this type of roofing.
A web site for one manufacturer is Gerard USA at http://gerardusa.com/
I took a look at a neighboring community, which is similarly upscale and talked to a few homeowners. They seemed to be pleased with it, despite the higher cost over stone tile. A fellow board member talked with someone and said that they had a pest control person damage their stone coated metal roof by walking on it. A promotional DVD shows firemen standing on this type of roof, although admittedly, the entire roof is sagging under their weight as they do so, suggesting that there's not a lot of non-moveable surface to press against, and there is a lattice put on before this roof material is put on, which will have some gaps between the supports where conceivably someone could damage a roof.
But what about durability? (we get 100+ degree F days here) Sound in heavy rain? How well does it hold up in wind? We get some days where we get a good 30-45 mph sustained wind from the valleys. Does it shed the asphalt material over time? How long has it lasted?
I'm interested in hearing more in the cons area, as there's always promotional materials that give all the positives, but I want to understand teh negatives and weigh them too.
Thanks,
Justin
Hi,
I'm on a board for a community that has some fairly stringent CC&R's (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions).
Because of the upscale nature of the community, roofing materials have typically been wood shake and tile, with asphalt shingles being excluded because of their perceived lesser value in maintaining property values.
A homeowner has approached our design review board requesting that they be allowed to put on a stone coated metal roofing tile. They were denied by teh design review board, citing that it's really just asphalt shingle, but with a metal backing. The owners have appealed to the board, of which I'm a member.
I'd like to know what pro's/con's others have had with this type of roofing.
A web site for one manufacturer is Gerard USA at http://gerardusa.com/
I took a look at a neighboring community, which is similarly upscale and talked to a few homeowners. They seemed to be pleased with it, despite the higher cost over stone tile. A fellow board member talked with someone and said that they had a pest control person damage their stone coated metal roof by walking on it. A promotional DVD shows firemen standing on this type of roof, although admittedly, the entire roof is sagging under their weight as they do so, suggesting that there's not a lot of non-moveable surface to press against, and there is a lattice put on before this roof material is put on, which will have some gaps between the supports where conceivably someone could damage a roof.
But what about durability? (we get 100+ degree F days here) Sound in heavy rain? How well does it hold up in wind? We get some days where we get a good 30-45 mph sustained wind from the valleys. Does it shed the asphalt material over time? How long has it lasted?
I'm interested in hearing more in the cons area, as there's always promotional materials that give all the positives, but I want to understand teh negatives and weigh them too.
Thanks,
Justin
But for what it`s worth I`ve only seen that stuff used on "trailer park" refurbishments 
