Choosing Metal Over Wood Shake from At Home With Gary Sullivan

By Metal Roofing Association.

In this radio spot, Gary discusses metal as an alternative to wood shake for a caller's new roof.

Gary Sullivan, the host of At Home with Gary Sullivan radio program, educates a caller on roofing options for his northern California home. Gary points out that metal roofing has come a long way from standing metal seams and now has a variety of looks, colors, and a life span of 50 plus years. He urges the caller to seek more information at the Metal Roofing Alliance website.

Listen to the call here or read the transcript below.

Gary
Welcome, Max.

Max
Yes, thank you very much, Gary, appreciate your show.

Gary
Thank you.

Max
I'm south of San Francisco along the coast area about a two hour drive.  I placed this call to ask you about my home. It's an English, Tudor style and it has a steep roof. They used the wood shake on the roof and the south facing side, of course, is weathered and it's not leaking yet but it's 42 years old.  I'm at the point, I feel, I should replace it. It's very visible to many people, so I'd like to do something that is very pleasing to the people who see the house and the roof. I was wondering what I might use instead of wood shake, and where I could get the very best research information. I was hoping there might be something you could share with me.

Gary
Yes, there is. I'll tell you, you're very smart not going to the wood shake because you know we've had this question a couple of times today not necessarily about roofing, Max, but alternative products to wood that aesthetically gives us the look but give you more protection and maybe less maintenance. And, in the roofing that you're describing, wood, as you know, is going to require a lot of maintenance, the longevity is not going to be there, and there really are better products out there that can be equally aesthetically pleasing, and one would be metal. The other would be composites.

When you say a metal roof, right away everybody thinks of the old standing seam.  Steel roofs and metal roofs are so far beyond that. You can't imagine. There is a Metal Roofing Association.  I would go to their website, you can find dealers, you can find pictures, and they have a metal roof that looks exactly like wood shakes. They have a metal roof that looks like slate. They have a metal roof that looks like fiberglass shingles, and these metal roofs have a lifespan of 50 years plus. They've got their wind ratings, fire ratings, and the Metal Roofing Association is where I would start my search, Max.

Max
All right, yeah and they have a website?

Gary
Yes, off the top of my head, I don't have it. If you just Google Metal Roofing Association, it'll take you there. Lots of great information there. A dealer locator there and I think you'll be off and running.

Editor's note: Find them at www.metalroofing.com. 

Max
Gary, you're just so, so helpful to me and I appreciate it.

Gary
Thank you very much. Thank you, Max.

Max
All of the very best.

Gary
All right take care. Very good. And yeah look at some of these different types of materials, composite being another one, really gives you a lot of options.

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