Does it rain where you live?

We had a metal roof installed about 3 months ago. We absolutely love it. It replaced wood shingles which were about 20 years old. The first question everyone asks is about the rain. It has rained twice since installation and there is no unusual noise. We would honestly prefer a little more of the rain on metal sound. I suggest you go here for more information than I can give.

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Aloha John,

Just about everyone on the Big Island of Hawaii has a tin roof. If there is some sort of ceiling between the tin roof and the living area or if you have some sort of wood decking below the tin roof, it doesn't make much noise at all. Typically, "old style" tin roofs in Hawaii have roof rafters at four feet on center, 2" x 3" purlins two feet on center and tin nailed to that. With no ceiling below, it gets pretty loud in rainy season. The new roofs have closer rafters, some of them have wood decking and there is now usually a ceiling below that. Much, much quieter. I think our average rainfall is about 150" a year.

Oh, when you attach the metal, the fasteners go at the top of the metal ribs. That way they don't leak. Most folks use the roofing screws which have rubber gaskets on them and they are usually the same color as the roof so you don't have to paint them. Our hardware store stocks many different colors of tin roofing with matching fasteners and such. Tin roofs are pretty fast to install, too.

Take a Hawaii vacation, you will see loads of tin roofs.

A hui hou,
Cathy

Does it rain where you live? It must, or they wouldn't be searching for a roofing material.

Michael

Yes, it does rain here in central NY. We also get 150-200" of snow in the winter.I think metal roofs shed the snow better than shingles. I have also seen metal shingles. Does anyone know how much more expensive metal is vs standard asphalt?