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Three Brilliant Reasons Your Backyard Cottage Needs a Metal Roof

finished steel panels | Metal Roof NetworkBackyard cottages are among the hot new green options to hit the market, and MRN is excited that the leader of the pack, New Avenue Homes, has incorporated our metal roofing into their menu of roofing options. If you're considering a backyard cottage, it's likely that you're addressing a space issue. These small yet fully-contained homes are a clever way to add additional living space - be it for an in-law suite or an income-generating rental runit - and they've got some serious eco-juice too. From green building materials to solar panels for generating your own electricity, it's critical that you consider efficient exteriors as much as interior details. While designing your mini home - and we hope it's from New Avenue! - take advantage of the many green options available. We're beyond proud that New Avenue Homes has incorporated our metal roofs into their designs to keep the focus on priorities like energy efficiency and eco-friendliness - staples of the appeal and value of these stylish space-savers. If you're considering a backyard cottage and haven't yet thought about the right type of roofing, here are three brilliant reasons it has to be metal:

1. Green, Green, Green

Our metal roof systems are available with certified Energy Star finishes, which reduce cooling and heating loads by reflecting solar energy. They're also recyclable and made of a high percentage of recycled material. Unlike petroleum-based composition shingles, metal roofs aren't destined for landfills, and their long life cycles also mean less overall waste associated with re-roofing. Plus, our metal roof systems offer assemblies that dramatically reduce the amount of heat accumulated in an attic or ceiling area - another highly energy-efficient trait.

2. Performance & Lifespan

Using one of our metal roof system on your New Avenue backyard cottage likely means that you'll never have to consider your roof again, because metal roofs last generations - and they look great doing it. They're virtually maintenance-free, incombustible, extremely lightweight and they offer superior resistance to high winds, freeze-thaw cycles, and nearly anything else Mother Nature can throw at them. Their incredible lifespan makes them ideal for use with solar panels too - who wants to pay to have these systems disassembled and then reinstalled so you can replace an aging and seriously eco-unfriendly composition roof?

3. Variety & Aesthetics

We offer our metal roof system in all kinds of beautiful profiles, colors, materials and finishes. No other roof material is available in so many choices, which means you can choose just the right roof for your backyard cottage - from the perfect color to the perfect profile in the perfect material and finish. Whether New Avenue is designing your eco-cottage to match the architecture of your main dwelling or contrasting it with a unique style of its own, we've got a metal roof that will offer the right look every time - with the myriad of other benefits inherent to this attractive and sustainable roofing material.

Here's the bottom line - a backyard cottage from New Avenue Homes and a metal roof from Metal Roof Network are just two peas in a pod. Ask yourself this - does it make any sense at all to pay for a beautiful, smart, earth-friendly mini-home and then top it with an eco-unfriendly roofing material that's guaranteed to require replacement? We don't think so, either. Research our metal roof materials, talk to New Avenue about why our products are available on these amazing homes, and consider your options carefully. Metal roofs just make sense - and not just for mini homes. If you need a new roof on any structure, it's worth your time to investigate metal roofing. Do your homework, and then enjoy that beautiful new backyard cottage!