Roof material options especially metal
 

Planning ahead..our roof is 11yrs old asphalt. Leaning towards metal which comes in a variety of styles some very appealing and also recommended for wind,weather and heat here in the south east.Have not researched codes or ARC regs.
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As you noted, you’ll need to get ARC involved before you set your mind on a particular material. I’d be pretty surprised if they approved a metal roof, regardless of its benefits. TV is very firm on aesthetics, and a metal roof in the midst of asphalt may not be considered as such.

Also, not sure, but I thought it was FL law that the original roof has to be completely removed before another is put on.

We got approval from ARC for an aluminum roof as long as it looked like shingles (which it can) rather than just large sheets.

Do you recall the mfg. of your aluminum roofing panels?

There are at least two homes I know of which has metal roofs. They both look nice and fit it with the style of the home. I won’t give the exact locations here, but they are both off of Morse south of 466 and north of 466a.

We went with non-metal - researched aluminum on-line but I can't recall who we found

A neighbor of ours in Tennessee had their roof replaced with metal that was made to imitate regular shingles. A casual glace and you didn't notice it but if you gave it a good look you could tell it wasn't regular shingles. The look was close enough to tar shingles that it didn't look out of place. It was quite a bit more expensive than standard roofing shingles but if you plan on living in a home for a lot of years it is a good investment.

A good investment only if your insurance company doesn't require you to replace the metal roof in 10-15 years.

Or if part of a metal roof is damage for any reason, most insurance Co. will replace just the damage part, then paint that area to match the rest of the roof.

I understand that a 10 -15 year old tar shingle roof will have deteriorated quite a bit but most metal roofs should only show some minor color fading in that amount time. Metal doesn't crack and dry out like regular shingles.

I agree, but does the insurance company? Or, do they just use an algorithm that requires you to replace the roof after a certain number of years to maintain coverage regardless of the type of roof you have?

Good question, something I'm going to ask my insurance agent.

There is also the option of Spanish tile, occasional cleaning every 5 or 6 years, and your good to go. Expensive but not as much as metal. Our roof was $50,000 20 years ago.

Far from a roofing expert but where we used to live some people with homes built in the 1920's had slate roofs. Reminder 1920's so they were 100 years old. If, they leaked finding someone who could PROPERLY repair it was a nightmare. Faced with a leak people would take off the roof and install tar shingles.

To support slate or tiles, the roof needs to be strong enough to hold that weight. I doubt it is an option for a Villages Home.

We tend to forget INFLATION. Fifty thousand 20 years ago is roughly a hundred thousand today.

Beware, the answer is for now. Before you make a decision based on what they tell you, get it in writing. I doubt they will do that.