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The votes are in, and not only have metal roofing materials ceased to be considered as stark, industrial and boring - they've become the new architectural style-staple, while also being favored by those looking to diminish their carbon footprints, save electricity and improve the fire rating of their homes.

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%.

Residential metal roofing materials have, without question, come a long way in terms of their design aesthetics - that was something achieved by the frenetic, minimalist nineties, when steel and glass were the height of construction attempting to embody the philosophy of 'dynamic tension'. Indeed, roof paneling has been developed so as to more closely resemble cedar shakes or Tuscan clay roof tiling than the raw, exposed materials that avant garde architects prefer.

If you're keen to move into the new era of design, on the other hand, panels crafted in that raw exposed style, in copper, stainless steel and aluminum, have never been more meticulously crafted or of better quality. Galvalume is known as the strongest of all materials - galvanized sheet steel coated in a silky-sheen layer of zinc-alloy, its hardiness approaches that of Kevlar.

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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