DECRA Metal Roofing Homeowner Tips

DECRA Stone-Coated Steel: The Best Roofing Material for Fire Protection

Mark Gallant • August 24, 2020 •

Fire Risk in the US According to 2017 Verisk data reported by the Insurance Information Institute, 4.5 million US homes are at high or extreme risk from wildfire. ...

What Is Metal Roofing?

Trevor Underwood • August 17, 2020 •

There was a time not so long ago when words like "elegant" and "sophisticated" rarely appeared in the same sentence as "metal roofing". For most of the 20th Century, and ...

Department of Energy Study Verifies the Thermal Performance of DECRA Metal Roofing

Mark Gallant • August 10, 2020 •

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), an acclaimed laboratory dedicated to research for the U.S. Department of Energy, completed a study that provides authoritative ...

Stone-Coated Steel: The Best Roofing Material for Desert Homes

Trevor Underwood • August 3, 2020 •

Elements That Affect Desert Homes Desert home roofs face some of the most challenging extremes of temperature, wind, sand, low humidity, and sunlight exposure. While ...

What Roofing Material is the Best?

Trevor Underwood • July 27, 2020 •

Metal roofing is emerging as the superior choice for strength, durability, aesthetic appeal, and reduced environmental impact. Modern metal roofing systems can handle ...

Metal Roofing vs. Synthetic Roofing

Trevor Underwood • July 20, 2020 •

The 1989 Asbestos Ban and Phase-Out Rule launched the synthetic roofing market as manufacturers scrambled to fill the void in a sector where cancer-causing asbestos was ...

Are Metal Roofs Energy-Efficient?

Trevor Underwood • July 13, 2020 •

The roof of a building is exposed to the sun more than any other part of the structure, making the roofing material a critical factor when it comes to energy efficiency. ...

What happens when lightning strikes a metal roof?

Mark Gallant • July 6, 2020 •

Lightning strikes on metal roofs are an understandable concern for homeowners considering an upgrade to a metal roof. Extensive research on lightning protection reveals ...

Clay Tile vs. Metal Roofing: What You Need to Know

Trevor Underwood • June 29, 2020 •

Clay tile was once the most popular roofing material of its time, far superior to wood for fire resistance and weather durability, with color, beauty, and form that flat ...

DECRA Case Study - Hearthstone Historic House

Tyler Holliday • June 22, 2020 •

When the switch was thrown on September 30, 1882, Hearthstone House became the world’s first private residence to be illuminated by electricity generated by an Edison ...

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