A high-quality metal roof is solid protection for your home, and all the important things in it. After all, a metal roof will withstand hail, high winds and wildfires. A metal roof adds value to your home - while likely saving you money on energy costs and insurance premiums. Plus, a metal roof is built to endure for decades, so it's likely the last roof you'll ever buy. Learn more about the Kelly Roofing Metal Roof System so you can begin taking care of the things you care most about.

• Light Weight.
• One of the major advantages of metal roof sheeting is that, in most of its forms, it is light weight, and therefore portable.
• Metal roof sheeting in the form of Corrugated galvanized iron was a great aid to opening up countries like Australia and South Africa in their early days. This is still happening today in parts of the developing world.
• Metal roofs are used almost universally to cover large buildings because of their high strength to weight ratio. The roof of the new Wembley Stadium is an example. It consists of approximately 40,000m² or 11 acres of aluminum standing seam sheets, four acres of which are movable. Zinc / aluminum coated steel is the most commonly used roof sheeting material in Australia's cyclonic building codes.
• Durability.
• Sheet materials like stainless steel, copper, zinc, aluminum and lead are inherently durable, the oxidization of the base material forms a protective patina.
• Modern steel roof sheeting is coated with an alloy of zinc and aluminum to give it some of the durability of each of those materials at a lower cost and higher strength than either.
• The coatings and fixings on steel roof sheeting can be and are designed for different environments including the harshest of industrial or marine locations.
• Design flexibility.
• Large sprung curves.
• Rolled bullnose shapes.
• Copper Cupolas.
• Energy efficiency. Coatings with high reflective values to steel sheeting increase the thermal efficiency of buildings in high temperature areas.
• Fire and spark resistant.

Expected life. Properly installed, a metal roof should last as long as the house, completely sealing out water, surviving high winds, and easily shedding snow. Metal is resistant to fire, mildew, insects, and rot. Warranties vary widely but most companies strongly back their products for 20 to 50 years.

Weight. Compared with tile at 750 pounds per square (an area equal to 100 square feet) or concrete tile at 900 pounds per square, metal roofing is lightweight. Most varieties run from 50 to 150 pounds per square.

Some types of metal shingle systems may be applied over one or two existing roofs without the need for tear-off or adding structural support. In fact, if you're building a house or an addition, you can often downsize or reduce the number of roof support members.

Speed and ease of roofing installation. Most metal roofing materials come in multi-shingle sections or in sheets. An accomplished contractor can install these quickly. If your roof is stripped off and a storm is on the way, shortening the process by a day or two may prove to be a critical advantage. Note: You can also buy single metal shingles that are relatively easy--but time-intensive--to install. Unlike three-tab asphalt shingles, each piece must be individually placed and nailed.

Fire resistance. Because metal roofs are noncombustible, they're given a Class A fire rating (the most resistant). Part of a roof's classification depends on materials beneath the surface that could ignite in intense heat, so some metal roofs applied over an old combustible roof, such as wood shingles, may be rated lower.

Heat conduction. Metal reflects radiant heat from the sun, minimizing midday heat gain. Though the material itself is low in insulation R-value, many systems utilize a dead-air space between the metal and roof deck to increase energy efficiency.

Minimal roof pitch. Most metal roofing materials can be installed on gently pitched roofs without danger of leaking. Typical minimum roof pitch is 3-in-12 (the roof rises 3 inches for each horizontal foot).