The Toronto Star recently ran an article with the following question:

We know what a hot topic metal roofing is (wink, wink), so we thought an overview might come in handy to anyone considering a new roof.

A reader recently asked the following question on our blog post, "Best Colors for Metal Roofing":

Q: How can I tell whether I need to replace my existing roof or if I can get by with repairs? And is there any way to assess this without actually climbing up on my roof?

More and more, we're seeing metal roofs used in residential applications that, just a few years ago, would probably have specified materials like shingles or concrete. So why the change? Education and an understanding of the real benefits of metal roofing have to be part of it, but here are three big reasons that metal roofing is more popular than ever:

Being a metal roofing supply company, we may be a little biased when it comes to metal. But facts are facts, so we'll let them do the talking for us. Here are three stellar reasons metal roofing is the best material with which you can roof just about any building:

Our previous blog posts on copper roof look-alikes ("Copper Looking Metal Roofing - Is there a Good Fake?" and "Metal Roofs that Look like Copper Roofs (But Aren't!)") have proven to be quite popular, so we decided to elaborate on the topic once again.

We supplied standing seam finished steel panels in a striking low-gloss black for a custom curved roof on a guest house in Truckee, CA, and wow, what a project! The panels were manufactured on site so that the curve of the panel matched precisely the gentle arch framed by the builder, and here's the feedback we got from the architect on the job:

We had an inquiry about our copper diamond shingles recently, and here's what the potential customer had to say:

We got an inquiry the other day, and the potential customer mentioned the following: