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Originally Posted by Normal
To be clear I’m not for or against the more expensive option. I lived farther north in Michigan and also had a metal roof. The paint did fade after about 4 years, but we had a dark gray. I’m just wondering how a roof would be determined to be too faded here. Our major issue was ice dams, it was the reason we had it installed. Yes, our roof was louder but our home was almost 4,000 square feet too. I’m not sure if it was because they placed it over our shingles or not.
Metal roofs would be OK I guess if you paid the extra for some insulation it mitigated the noise problem. Also all homes that had the roofing could be forced to install 6 inch gutters. That would be a good thing. For sure though we don’t need mix matched neighborhoods with all different styles. Either the whole neighborhood is metal roofed or it isn’t. I suspect that would be your main sticking point with Community Standards.
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Asphalt shingles fade also. What is the community standards policy on faded asphalt shingle roofs? As far as mix matched neighborhoods, you had to be up really close and look really hard at my friend's house with the metal roof to see that it wasn't asphalt shingles. Their house's roof did not stand out at all in our neighborhood, and this was a subdivision where the houses had been built within a two year period. Community Standards could specify what styles would be acceptable. Do the current standards dictate regular flat shingles or the architectural style shingle. They are definitely visibly discernable as to their style. Is that a mix matched neighborhood?