Shingles in Vaughan
If you are a homeowner interested in installing a new metal roof on your home, but you are afraid that your home may end up looking like some sort of a barn or way “too modern” for your neighbourhood, then you should consider installing a metal shingle roof that can provide the same superior performance as other premium systems. A metal shingle roof offers a unique look of conventional roof systems including composition shingles, slate, cedar shingles, tiles, and more. Metal shingles in Vaughan can be installed on your roof by the professional team at Metal Roofing Solutions. Read on for more information about the benefits of metal shingles in Vaughan by MRS!
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What is it all about?
An interlocking metal shingle roof is the second most popular type of residential metal roofing, after standing seam. There is a huge variety of different metal shingle styles from many different manufacturers. Most common metals used to manufacture metal shingles in Vaughan are G90 galvanized steel and aluminum, though you can also find a few types of copper and even zinc shingles.
Styles
A distinguishing characteristic of metal shingles in Vaughan is the low profile and a four-way interlocking design. Low profile allows for easy walking on metal shingles (during installation), without damaging the shingles, along with a simplified roof flashing system (easier to install, and hence costs less compared to standing seam). Many popular styles of metal shingles include cedar shingle and natural slate impression.These metal shingles can closely resemble both types of premium roofing materials, but will cost either the same (as in case with cedar shingles) or considerably less (slate impression metal shingles) to install. Metal shingles will also last a lot longer than cedar shingles.
Installation
Most metal shingles systems are installed from the eave of the roof, up. The first course of shingles is locked or hooked onto the drip edge / starter trim, which is nailed or screwed to the properly prepared roof deck. Metal shingles in Vaughan are attached to the roof using nail and either special built-in hems or clips.
Once the first row of shingles is installed, most roofing contractors start “building a stair” or staggering the shingles and adding rows on one side of the roof so that each new diagonal run of shingles would have as many shingles as possible. Basic premise here, is that you don’t want to install one row at a time, by going from one end of the roof to another. You want to run as many rows of shingles at once, as possible.
Unlike a standing seam metal roof, where the ribs/locks demand the use of z-bar flashing for any curbs and other rectangular roof penetrations, thus making it very difficult to flash roof penetrations such as chimneys and skylights. The flashing detail on a metal shingle roof is much easier to implement compared to standing seam.
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