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JRB 08-19-2012 13:09:17 69.208.75.213 Report to Moderator	Anyone have any experience with metal roofing on pole buildings? I've always heard that the steel roofing moves. Eventually this works the nails loose, and you have leaks. Do the screws with the rubber washer seem to hold up any better? Just wondering if it's an OK roofing system now, or is it still better to go with shingles. I'm in S.W. lower Michigan if that should matter. [Reply]   [No Email]
Bret4207 08-20-2012 05:14:28 64.19.90.196 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   Something no one else mentioned about screws- you spend half a day trying to drive nails in steel roofing and then half a day with screws. You'll never pound a nail in steel again. Roofing screws were a huge gain in safety, noise reduction, ease of installation and they just plain work better. You can put them on the flat or the ridge and they work. I have yet to have a leak in any of the steel roofs I've put on, but I've had to go and replace nails in steel roofs with screws I had the Amish put on with nails.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Stephen Newell 08-19-2012 19:57:37 66.53.81.187 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   I have R-Panel metal on my shop. On a hot sunny day you can hear it creaking with wood framing so I know it expands and contracts. I put mine on with 2" metal to wood screws with the rubber washers about 20 years ago and there is no leaks. Be sure when you overlap the sheets you use tacky tape sealant. I think metal is better than shingles however you need some kind of insulation against it or condensation will form and it will more or less rain inside the building.   [Reply]  [No Email]
barnE 08-19-2012 17:35:33 67.172.83.183 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   Don't forget little plastic fins to keep snow from avalanching on you. Very necessary. Also inspector would not allow metal over old shingles which adds to cost of job. Shop carefully, there are some real gougers. Dave   [Reply]  [No Email]
kyhayman 08-19-2012 14:13:42 99.196.32.58 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   Never had a screwed on roof work loose. Lost rafter and all on one barn one time in 100 mph straight line wind, but the screws held the metal on tight. Its all I will use, house included.   [Reply]  [No Email]
dave2 08-19-2012 13:29:13 79.240.143.83 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   Getting ready to do a bunch over the next few days, a saddle with rubber over the rib and a self drilling screw. Makes short work of it. I guess the little saddles let the roof work a little without breaking the seal of the screw...   [Reply]  [No Email]
oldfarmtractor 08-19-2012 13:26:18 166.249.140.157 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   I just had my house roofed with metal. They used invisible fasteners which allow the roof to move but not leak. The clips are fastened to the wood and then the metal was "clipped" to the fasteners. It is a raised seam system. It is also heat reflective so there was an energy credit. No way would I ever shingle a house again.   [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 08-19-2012 18:15:25 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to oldfarmtractor, 08-19-2012 13:26:18   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see I believe that it is called standing seam roofing. I know some people that have it, it is supposed to be best because no screws go through the roof.   [Reply]  [No Email]
JDseller 08-19-2012 13:26:12 208.126.196.144 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JRB, 08-19-2012 13:09:17   All of my pole barns have metal roofs and sides. The older ones had nails with rubber washers and the newer ones have screws with rubber washers. The older ones had some of the nails come loose. I replaced all of the nails 10-15 years ago with screws. It took me a several weeks of evening to get that done. LOL I would not worry about any new metal roof with screws. It will out last shingles two to one. Plus you would need heavier trusses with a shingle roof because they weight a lot more. There are even a lot of fancy homes around here that they are replacing the shingles with steel roofs. I mean home 10-15 years old. Some new homes have steel roofing too.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Buster 08-19-2012 14:24:34 72.161.24.230 Report to Moderator	Re: Metal roofing in reply to JDseller, 08-19-2012 13:26:12   Replaced the roof on the house this spring. It had 25 year shingles that lasted 14 years. We got bids to shingle or use metal, the metal was around $2000 more but has a 50 yr warranty. That will last me as long as I will need it. No more shingles for me!   [Reply]  [No Email]