We all know the temptation of low prices. We can save money and spend on something else. Sometimes we win, but sometimes we lose with this way of thinking.
A CHEAP ROOF WILL COST YOU TWICE
IN TERMS OF ROOF WE CAN LOSE BIG WITH CHEAP ROOFS.
It may not hit us as soon as a cheap toy, which breaks in the hands of our child, or a used cheap car, which breaks down after a few months. A cheap roof may last 10 years or a bit more. But when it starts losing its beauty or quality and fails to protect our home against leaks and other forces of nature the repair or reroofing costs can be massive!
Sound financial planning in the long term ensures you that you spend your money wisely now so that you will not need to pay more later.
CHEAP AND FRAGILE ROOFS AND ITS RISKS
- Cheap and low quality roofs
Don’t get us wrong, there are good quality bitumen roofing shingles with long life span, however, many cheap and low quality asphalt shingles may fail you sooner than you think. Even UV rays can damage them, wrong installation and the forces of nature might force you to reroof your whole house as early as 10 years after the purchase of your new roof. You don’t want to spend on a new roof after a decade, do you?
Long run metal roofs can be good as well but some low quality products may cost you. Roof panels fixed from the top can be blown away by high winds. Applying the long run panel directly to a plywood roof deck may result in early failure of the roof. The expansion and contraction of some long run panels can be so great that the fasteners can become loosened, causing panels to blow off or it can cause holes around fasteners and result in leakages.
Watch out and get information before buying poor products!
- Fragile roofs
Clay and concrete roof tiles can be beautiful but can they protect your home against extreme climate change? High-wind can tear them off and extra-large hail stones can break them. Regular repair costs may be significant or even a complete reroofing might be necessary like in case of a hail storm in Slovenia in 2018.
Fibre cement roofs can be susceptible to breakage and can provide poor hail resistance. Long-term exposure to wind may cause weathering, and penetration of water through the roof.
Watch out and get information before buying fragile products!
STRONG AND DURABLE ROOFING SOLUTION
- Material matters
Fragile materials may not up to recent requirements but there are strong roofing solutions out there as well like corrosion-resistant steel roofs. They are protected against rust through aluminium-zinc layers and protected against physical damage through stone coating, which make them not only exceptionally durable but look beautiful as well. These special roof types, like GERARD, can protect your home for half a century even against hurricanes and large hail stones. No wonder that GERARD roofs come with 50 year warranty.
- Installation matters
Vertical fastening methods – e.g. in case of concrete and clay roof tiles – can be difficult and time consuming and they enable the wind to lift up the tiles and blow them off due to the imbalance of high pressure. While unique horizontal fastening methods – applied for GERARD roofs as well – make roofs incredibly strong and gives them superior wind resistance. Furthermore, each GERARD tile is nailed to the roof structure with 8 nails to make them super strong against hurricanes even as strong as 200 km / hour
Hope we could help you plan your roof wisely for the long term.
See you next time!
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