Log cabins conjure up nostalgic images of cozy, timbered lake homes and heavily forested valleys. Sounds great, but if you own a cabin, odds are good you're dealing with conditions like heavy snow, the potential threat of wildfire and remote access. And those are three reasons your cabin should absolutely be topped with a metal roof! If any of the following are a consideration when it comes to replacing your cabin's roof, you'll be doing yourself a huge favor by investigating the many options of metal roofing:

1. Extremes of Weather

Part of the appeal of a quality metal roof system is its durability. Our metal roofs are used in serious snow country - places like Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes, CA - and they more than stand up to the of feet upon feet of snow every winter. Whether your cabin roof has to withstand driving rains, stacks of snow, howling winds or just the unrelenting sun, a metal roof system will outperform any another roofing material you may consider. Plus, it will look great doing it. Quality metal roofs won't fade, crack or peel, so they look the same on day one as they do in 20, 30, 40 years and longer!

2. Potential Threat of Wildfire

It goes without saying that living in the forest puts your cabin at risk for wildfire. You know what also goes without saying? That incombustible metal roofs are the safest roof you can have in the event of fire. That's because metal won't burn and their extremely light weight resists premature roof collapse (unlike, cough, cough, those heavy-as-elephants concrete roofs!). If you're dying for another cedar shake roof to top your cabin but are finding new rules and regulations in your area forbidding it, have a look at some of our coated steel and finished steel shakes - all the aesthetics benefits of a classic shake with none of the tinderbox drawbacks!

3. Remote Access

If your cabin is hard to get to as well as being surrounded by trees, it's likely going to cost you more to hire installers to get the job done. So do you really want to go through the expense and aggravation of re-roofing again? Another benefit of metal roofing - do it once and you're done.

Thanks to micytyr on Twitter for a similar story - "The Advantages of Metal Roofing for Your Log Cabin."