Tile and Slate Roofing
Why is Tile Roofing the most popular roofing product in the world? Tile along with Slate have durability beyond compare, energy and cost savings, and protection like no other roofing material. Read on to see why many Texas Metal Roofing Contractors recommend that a tile or slate roof may be the best choice for your home.
Designed for Long Term Performance
With over a century of field performance enhancements throughout the world, tile roofing provides the longest track record of performance compared to other roofing materials such as asphalt shingles. Modern engineering design provides natural water shedding and ventilation features, allowing the tile to be the favorite roof covering of roofing contractors Houston.
Available in Many Colors and Styles
Roof tiles come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. In fact, with modern innovations, concrete and clay roof tile manufacturers can produce tiles to suit any architectural style, from authentic Spanish and Mediterranean to New England Colonial, historic, or contemporary. Roof tiles can be flat or round, simulate wood shakes, or seek to replicate centuries-old roofing materials. The possibilities are virtually limitless.
Long Lasting Protection
To maintain their long-lasting beauty, the weight of tile is important because it provides enduring protection without developing problems like other roofing materials. Most homes built today are strong enough to support the weight of a tile roof. There are also varieties of lightweight tile offered in certain regions of the country that are ideal for new and re-roofing projects. Tile is fast becoming the re-roofing product of choice due not only to its durability but also to its ease of maintenance. Single tiles are much easier to repair than other roofing materials.
Slate Roofing
It’s the most beautiful and durable roofing material known to man. For centuries, it’s been the roofing material of choice for the world’s greatest buildings. In fact, some slate roofs have lasted for literally hundreds of years, enduring all of the ravages that Mother Nature could throw at them. Slate has unlimited benefits and uses. It’s the beautiful, durable choice for a quality roof. Slate quarried for roofing stock is of dense, sound rock and exceedingly tough and durable. A Slate Roof can last a century, giving excellent long-term value, in contrast to other types of manufactured roofing which must be re-roofed three or four times within this same period. Slate Roof colors, sizes and textures afford many architectural effects, contributing to the beauty of any building.
Slate Can Sustain In High Winds
Due to its resistance to severe weather, concrete and clay tiles continue to be the preferred roofing material among homeowners in areas with hurricane activity or frequent wind and hail storms like we have here in many parts of Indiana. With proper installation, tile roofing is one of a few select roofing systems that are proven to withstand sustained winds of 150 miles per hour.
Economical
Clay and concrete tile roofs are one of the most cost-effective choices due to their long lifespan—50 to 100 years or more. Both concrete and clay tile outlast other roofing materials, with manufacturers offering warranties from 50 years to the life of the structure. In fact, in Asia and Europe, many structures with clay roof tiles have remained intact, functional and beautiful for centuries.
Requires Limited Maintenance
All roofing systems require some maintenance, but under normal conditions here in Indiana, tile roofs require minimal maintenance. With tile, maintenance is restricted to gutters, protrusion flashings, and venting. With other roofing systems, maintenance may include coating, painting, cleaning, and/or sealing the majority of the roof surface.
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