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Originally Posted by Guitarman1951
We have houses here in the village of Caroline that have metal roofs so I would assume that they are allowed. As soon as our regular roof hits 10 or 12 years old (8 yrs old from when Corning replaced our roof due to defective shingles), and the insurance company wants to cancel me, I definitely am pursuing the metal roof option.
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Why use metal or shingles at all?
I lived in the Virgin Islands and no one has these shingles on their roofs.
My home there was built in 1963 and has a wooden roof which is covered by a paint membrane conducive to water collection into our cisterns for drinking water.
It's been thru numerous tropical storms and hurricanes and luckily has remained intact.
You only have to pressure wash and re-coat the roof every 5-6 years depending on the product you use.
There are many clay tile roofs, metal roofs but not a single shingled roof that is so prevalent here in Florida.
Nor are any insurance companies breathing down your neck to replace a roof due to age. Ditto for HOA's.I
Is there a law against having a simple wooden, membrane coated roof in FL?