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Log Homes Look Great With a Metal Roof

Log Homes Look Great With a Metal Roof

In a striking blend of rustic and modern styling, these two homes have combined the traditional log cabin look with ultra-modern standing seam steel roofing. A broad spectrum of roofing designs, styles and colors awaits your creative touch. See more Metal Roofing...

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Commercial Metal Roofing Applications

Commercial Metal Roofing Applications

The structures you see below are just two examples of the almost unlimited applications for metal roofing in commercial buildings. The decision to use steel roofing is a wise one – it’s economical to purchase, fast and simple to install, and both its integrity and its...

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Metal Residential Roofing: Sturdy, but Charming Too

Metal Residential Roofing: Sturdy, but Charming Too

This charming older home looked like quite a challenge when it came time for replacing its aging roof. The challenge was solved when its owners learned about the enormous advantages of metal residential roofing. Their roofing contractor was glad about the choice, too....

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Horizon Standing Seam Metal Roofing

Horizon Standing Seam Metal Roofing

In these photos you can see two examples of Horizon style standing seam metal roofing. Its handsome good looks are complemented by the superior strength of its high-grade steel and state-of-the-art, multi-layered protective coating system. Whether your application is...

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Residential Standing Seam Steel Roofing

Residential Standing Seam Steel Roofing

Here are two great examples of the clean, simple good looks of residential standing seam roofing, and just how much it can contribute to a home’s appearance. It contributes much more, too – low cost, energy efficiency, and decades of maintenance-free service. See more...

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Standing Seam Roof Panels: The Look of Today’s Roof

Standing Seam Roof Panels: The Look of Today’s Roof

As you look around today’s communities, you see more and more homeowners turning to standing seam metal roofing to enhance and protect their homes. Clean and simple good looks, energy efficiency, easy installation, and decades of maintenance-free service are just some...

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Multi-Purpose Metal Roofing and Siding

Multi-Purpose Metal Roofing and Siding

For durability, versatility and economy it would be hard to beat our Multi-Purpose line of steel panels. This light but tough 29-guage steel panel serves both as siding and as roofing, with equal ease of installation and long-lasting, maintenance-free good looks....

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Vertical Metal Roofing Panels

Vertical Metal Roofing Panels

The steel roofing you see in these photographs is our GrandRib 3 style. Available in both 29 gauge and heavier 26 gauge steel, its multiple layers of high-tech protective coatings and paints assure it will hold on to its good looks for decades. Though most commonly...

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Slate Steel Roofing for a Beautifully Styled Home

Slate Steel Roofing for a Beautifully Styled Home

The bright and charming elegance of this home is capped by the traditional look of its slate-style steel roof. Far lighter, safer, easier to install and maintain and more economical than true slate, these panels are even available in a beautiful palette of colors....

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Metal Roofing Shingles Outperform Their Traditional Cousins

Metal Roofing Shingles Outperform Their Traditional Cousins

Though the roofing on this home looks for all the world like traditional shingles, it’s actually tough, economical and long-lasting steel. Safer, more energy efficient and far easier to care for, steel shingle-style panels are replacing their traditional cousins on...

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Corrugated Metal Roofing for Buildings of All Kinds

Corrugated Metal Roofing for Buildings of All Kinds

Corrugated metal roofing has come a long way since the days of the wavy gray galvanized metal found on shed roofs and barns. That type is still around, but now there's also a huge variety of styles and colors to choose from, to roof anything from a shed to a chateau....

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Installing Metal Roofing

Installing Metal Roofing

With the average roof needing to be replaced on average every 10 years it is no wonder that homeowners are trying to find roofing material that lasts longer. Steel roofing is quickly becoming a favorite choice for homes and businesses because you can buy a metal roof...

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Green Metal Roofing and the Environment

Green Metal Roofing and the Environment

Do the Right Thing! The bottom line is that everyone cares about the environment. Given the choice about whether to choose a product that’s good for the environment or not so good for the environment most people have a few criteria that must be met and then they will...

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Energy Efficient Metal Roof

Energy Efficient Metal Roof

In these modern times we must all make an effort to reduce our energy consumption while making sure we are using environmentally responsible, sustainable resources. Using metal roofing is one of the ways we can achieve this goal but the best part is, it can save us...

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Metal Roofing : Installing the Ridge Cap

Metal Roofing : Installing the Ridge Cap

Metal roofing ridge cap is the trim placed along the roof’s ridge – the peak, where two roof slopes meet up. A ridge cap is normally installed only after all metal roof panels and any other trim are in place. In other words, it’s put on last – the cap to the job. Most...

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Metal Roofing Advantages

Metal Roofing Advantages

Let’s face it, you need a new roof. You have put it off for years, patching here, replacing a few shingles there but it still leaks. “Only when it rains” you say, ha, it’s not going to stop raining so let’s discuss your options.

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Some Questions to Ask When Installing New Roofs

Some Questions to Ask When Installing New Roofs

Thinking of installing a new roof but don't know what to opt for? Looking at the pros and cons of installing metal roofing will help you decide. When it comes to installing a new roof, there is a wide range of options available on the market and it is quite easy and...

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Metal Roofing Company Helps Navajo Mission Community

Metal Roofing Company Helps Navajo Mission Community

Arizona, United States February 19th 2009: Inhabitants of the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona are rejoicing as they enjoy the new metal roof on their church. Materials donated by steel roofing and building manufacturers, Absolute Steel, assisted greatly in the...

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