Well maybe you should start looking at getting a steel roof installed on your cottage.
Steel roofs aren't the same steel roofs as the old cabins or barns from way back when you would hear every drop of rain tinging on the roof. Modern steel roofs are insulated and installed in a way that you don't hear anything more then what you hear with an asphalt roof. The colour of steel roofs are usually good for a life time, no more repainting of steel roofs like they use to do with old barn roofs as the paint is applied in the same fashion as it is on a new car in the factory.
The styles of steel roofs have changed so much in the past couple of decades that you don't have to settle for the same look as old farm houses. The styles that you can get in steel roofs like standing seam can give your cottage a modern appealing look that will up help your cottage in many different ways;
- A steel roof can make a boring cottage look more modern and sleek.
- Steel will help shed snow off the roof when there is no one around during the winter months, thus lessing the load on the roof and helping to prevent collapse.
- Steel has a very high wind resistance. Strong winds will not remove a properly installed steel roof.
- Steel helps heavy rains run off the cottage more efficiently, helping to prevent leaks.
- In the spring steel sheds ice from snow melt and freezing rain so that ice dams do not form.
- Steel protects against damage caused by swinging tree limps, animals or falling debris from trees.
- Steel is a forever product. You should never have to replace a steel roof when it is installed properly.
With the colours and styles available you should be able to find a steel roof that fits any style of cottage or home and one that will fit your personal preference.
If you would like a quote on a steel roof, email me at greatlakescustomhomes@gmail.com
Rob Abbott
Great Lakes Custom Homes
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