Why is the durable, environmentally sustainabler, net cheapest option always the one that is out of reach for the average person? It would look so swag. My crow brain is HEAVING! I want to live in the shiny penny house.
Also could anyone who has put on a metal roof share about their experience? Did it feel worth it? I'm planning to die in this house and I'm still young.
It is significantly more. I mean, it’s one of those things that isn’t that much more in the scheme of things, but when you’re scrambling to replace a roof, it’s a lot.
I paid $8k for a new roof a few years back. I got estimates. Metal would have been about twice as much.
Hard to justify when a decent shingle lasts 15-20 years.
Overall, my costs have gone down a lot since I stopped renting so I can maybe afford to do it in a few years but IDK if I will feel silly buying my shiny vanity roof or if it will make me really happy. In general having trinkets in my house gives me a lot of calm and joy so the thinking goes if I make my entire roof a trinket I will be even happier plus never have to worry about it again as long as I live.
I honestly would get one if I could afford it.
What's the lifespan of American housing?
Lots of houses last 100 years or more.
A lot of the new construction ain't shit but I am living in a really well-built old brick house. Inshallah it will outlive this hypothetical copper roof.
Copper lasts for ages too though doesn't it?
I would understand shingles more if building were like the Japanese style of lasting not very long at all
It can last up to 1000 years in some cases!