Metal Roofing Systems and Their Pros and Cons

Metal roofing systems are quite popular nowadays among the home owners. However, you must weigh the advantages as well as the disadvantages of them before fitting them on your house. The more common materials are also good and sometimes better than the metal counterparts and thus you must make a smart choice.

Here is a list of the pros and cons of metal roofing systems:

Pros:

Reflection of heat from the surface of metal is very good so it can keep your house cooler.
There is no doubt about it that your roof will never catch fire as metal is fire resistant and protects inner layers also.
A very good reason for you can be the weight of the metal roofing which is almost 5 times lighter than other materials.
Although the cost is high but the durability and the life of metal is much more than other counterparts so it compensates for the high cost.
Last but not the least, the ease and the speed of installing metal roofing is incomparable to other systems. 

Cons:

The cost of installing a metal roofing is very high when compared to the traditional materials
The sound of the rain drops can be romantic for some people but for others it is a painful experience as metal makes a lot of noise when something falls on it.
Hailstorms will definitely leave large dents on the roof if it is made up of metal just like your car.
Fasteners that are used to hold the roof fittings in place become loose with time due to expansion and contraction of metal in the hot and cold weather.
Modifying the metal roof or replacing/repairing it will be expensive.
There are chances, even if very bleak, that lightning strikes the metal roof so proper grounding is very essential.