Roofs are a key part of your house that helps keep out the sun, rain and snow and make it beautiful.
Aside from budget, it is also important to think really hard about what material you want on your kitchen backsplash. Every option will have a different lifespan and upkeep.
Slate
The slate is a smooth metamorphic rock with great tensile strength and hardness that breaks down into fine plates with great tensile strength and thus can be a beautiful natural roof material with various colors that won’t discolor with time. It provides durable beauty to any room it adorns!
Slated roofs will have a 10-12 inches gap between them to seal them and to give you sufficient airflow, to reduce the heat and humidity levels in the mild climates. The slated roof can also be flashed for increased air circulation through ventilation openings, this is a great roof.
Slate roofs can last 75-150 years depending on how well you maintain, install, and environment. Owners may opt for fake slate imitations because they are cheaper but, Rule cautions, only a handful have survived 10+ years – and the costs of repair and replacement of damaged or missing tiles tend to add up.
Clay Tiles
Clay tiles have a beautiful, texture look and can be great for any house. They naturally insulate and regulate indoor temperature, as well as make your home more energy efficient; they also resist insects and resist rot and resist insects – which is great in hot, dry areas because they’re more resistant than asphalt shingles.
It comes in many different colors and patterns clay roofing tiles, which is easy to have something that will match any type of architecture. Half-cylinder and curved Mission tiles are popular for Spanish architecture but look great in more classic homes, too. For interlocking roofs, interlocking shingle roofs can be made with each tile being able to hook onto another for interlocking roofs; flat clay tiles stagger courses S-tile style for a finished look.
Like any roof, tile roofing needs the right underlayment. A proper underlayment is a rainproof protection for tiles from rain, snow and other environmental factors which makes it the ideal option for tile with a low tolerance to rain.
Asphalt
The best roof choice for home owners is asphalt shingles. Designed to be strong and simple to put on, asphalt shingles are durable and easy to clean – just what you need if you want a secure roof for your home.
As compared to road asphalt, roofing asphalt for shingle production is processed differently in order to survive the elements and other factors. Roof Shingle Aggregates: These aggregates are usually comprised of crushed rock, sand or recycled materials with bitumen used as a binder.
Based on the shingle type, binder may be hot asphalt through a torch or cold-process adhesives such as SBS (styrene butadiene styrene) membranes integrating rubber elasticity with asphalt resistance to water for thermal shock in extreme temperature ranges. Material warranties can be 25 years from the manufacturer and installation defects warranties go on even longer.
Metal
Metal roofing is one that is growing in popularity, and because it comes in so many different colors and textures that you can choose one to match almost any home. But just like any other roof, metal isn’t without problems — corrosion, expansion/contraction, denting, oil canning (wavy or unevenness on flat roof surfaces).
Copper roof metals are famous for their longevity and beautiful greenish colouring that develops over time, whereas zinc needs more attention as it is chalked, corroded and damaged by other types of problems.
Aluminium roof tiles are light weight but flexible and dented compared to other hard metals like steel. So, use quality products and professionals installers to avoid denting issues.