Need opinions Home Steel Roofing

Go for it Norman I don't see how you can wrong.

 

I'm anti metal-roof, mainly because it amplifies the sounds when anything hits the roof. Rain, etc. We were going to go green metal on our house, but decided to go with true asphalt shingles. I like them much better, more traditional.

http://www.starkhomes.com/vp/Listin...alFound=0&showMap=N&cd_MLS=349740&PHOTO_NUM=1

 

When you are out side a heavy rain will sound louder. Lack of insulation and or improper insulation will/can make it louder inside a home. Older homes tend to be louder even isulated (origonal insul) mainly because older/old insulation may not have any sound deadening. 1" blue foam insul on a roof deck (z-bared for new roof fastening) will take care of inside sounds. out side sound will always be quieter with an ashphalt shingle, they are dence compared to metal and yes definatly more traditional.

 

That's the way I want to do it Ted. CE doesn't know how cold it gets and that the recommended insulation is R50. Roxul is 5.5" thick for R23. That's 11" of inside insulation, 5/8" ply counts for R1.4, and the Dow blue sheet at 1" is R6 for a total of R51.4. Won't hear didly squat inside. Right now, we've got 2 layers of asphalt shingles and one of old cedar shakes that have to come off, then the new T&G 5/8 ply and all the rest.

Hail storms might be interesting though. But they're usually only Pea-Size, not the golf balls they get in Alberta at the end of July.

 

Hey Norman get one of those Ferrari body kits for your wagon and make people wonder.

 

Like putting a pig in a Rolls.

Not doing any exterior customizing this year. Money is on the house.

 

Dang I wanted to see a Forreri

 

Have to settle for a Ford Hardy!

 

Come on now Normie, it ain't as cold here, but it gets dern close!

 

I remember living in Southern Ontario, when they reported your snow and cold. Brrrr!

Now that I live here, I get kinda melancoly about your cold vs. ours!

 

How about a Jerrari?



And yes, it's got a Ferrari V-12 in it.
It was done by Bill Harrah, the hotel / casino magnate, who couldn't get to his Tahoe ranch from the Reno airport fast enough........

http://jalopnik.com/389617/jerrari-when-a-ferrari-and-a-jeep-make-a-baby

 

That's cruel to the Jeep! That can't be a mid-engined Ferrari, huh?

 

Nope. he did this conversion in about 1967 or '68.

 

That was up on ebay a while back too:
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2278
The original listing is gone, but there are a couple more photos in the thread.

 

Did you have the roof redone?
Interesting read, I'm not familiar with the 'Standing seam' do you have pics of the 2 types? (I tried the links but they did not work).
What is the desired Rvalue there for ceiling insulation?
The steel roof system used down here easily tolerates small hailstones, when you get large hail say as the size of a cricket ball (Baseballsize) it may dent the ridges but still be structurally sound.