What Makes Metal Roofing Energy-Efficient and Eco-Friendly?

As the globe keeps warming and the costs of electricity bills keep rising, the demand for more efficient products is increasing. This is especially true when it comes to the home construction industry where homeowners are now looking for efficient and more nature-friendly options. One of these options includes metal roofing.

Meet the Metal Roof

As its name implies, a metal roofing system uses tin, aluminum, steel or copper to keep the home safe. Metal roofing may feature large metal panels or a series of smaller, uniformly sized tiles. Although many manufacturers offer metal roofing in pre-colored variants, you can paint over it to change its appearance. Designers create some metal roofs to imitate other roofing materials.

Excellent Efficiency

Metal roofing is considered one of the most energy-efficient options available today. A metal roof with a shiny surface can deflect a lot of the heat energy coming from the sun which means a home’s HVAC won’t have to consume too much energy to counteract the heat that would’ve just gone through the roof. A metal roof also sheds heat faster than any other material, making it one of the coolest roofing options that we provide.

Low Maintenance

People considered older metal roofing options “high maintenance” because rust easily weakens the metal panels. But today’s metal roofs are made with production techniques that render them more resistant to moisture-related damage. It reduces the need to spend too much on maintenance.

Nature-Friendly

Metal roofing is one of the most nature-friendly roofing options available. You can tear off a metal roof with extensive storm damage and recycle it into new metal products. In fact, manufacturers make almost all metal roofing panels partially from recycled metal. Add that fact to metal roofing’s energy efficiency and you have the ideal roof for people looking to minimize their carbon footprint.

Don’t miss out on the efficiency and environmentally friendly properties of a metal roof. Coleman Roofing is the leading roofing company in Louisiana. Call us at (225) 379-7663 or fill out this contact form to request a free quote.