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It's official. Once the province of boring-looking industrial complexes, metal roofing materials have become the staple of the modern architectural era. Simple and elegant in their looks, they've also proven to be the most environmentally friendly and safe residential roofing solution.

Indeed, aside from reflecting heat off of homes and lowering their reliance on watt-hungry air-conditioning systems, metal roofing is also much more easily recycled than any other type of roofing material. And, for the penny pincher, it'll be good to know that due to the fire, hail and wind resistance properties of residential metal roofs, the average insurance company will discount a policy on your home by as much as 25%.

You'll be pleased to find that, since metal roofs moved from factories to top the most desirable suburban homes, residential metal roofing materials have come a long way in terms of their design aesthetics, as well as their functionality. You'll even find metal shingles treated and colored to resemble all manner of traditional products, including clay tiles and wooden slats.

But if you're keen to go for what has become to be the modern era definition of architectural definition of beauty, then you'll be well pleased at the range of metal roofing panels, which can be found in shiny aluminum, the ever-robust stainless steel, and even copper, well known for the way it weathers to a beautiful and quaint-looking green patina.

When Galvalume is used in the crafting of standing-seam metal roof panels, that's when you wind up with the toughest, most durable design imaginable - highly reflective and corrosion-resistant. Standing-seam roof panels have enough flexibility to endure any stresses place on them by wind, ice or strong wind, and they clip together to be just about water tight, meaning there's very little by way of elemental extremes that will challenge the strength of your roof.

So what, exactly, is a standing-seam metal roof's lifespan? Well, scientists have artificially aged metal panels by subjecting them to extreme levels of corrosive gas and heat, and found that, odds are, your average metal roofing materials will last up to seventy years without any need of repair. Of course, you'll have a hard time convincing most manufacturers of that number - their warranties stretch to a 'mere' forty years.

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