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Material: Standing seam steel, 24 gauge w/ kynar finish in copper metallic
Installer: Roof Options, Tucson, AZ
Time to complete: Garage = 1.5 days, house = 1.5 weeks
The roof was one of the projects that absoloutely had to be done this year. All quotes during the home inspection stated that the roof could not be repaired, and a new roof needed to be installed. We had plans from the very beginning to go with a metal roof. We shopped around and got quotes from different roofers in town. The quotes varied by $10K - $20K. One roofer wanted to rip the old roof off down to the plywood, then install the metal roof. Another would only install the roof and wouldn't do any repairs. They actually wanted us to take down the old cooler jack. Sorry, if I'm spending thousands of dollars to have people crawl around on my roof I want ALL the work done, even the repairs.
Finally we settled on Roof Ops. They've been installing metal roofs for several years and had the most experience. The president of the company came out and said "I've seen this roof before." Sure enough, a call to the office revealed they had been out a few years ago to measure and quote the roof work. Needless to say, a few years ago nothing was done. Roof Ops quoted all repairs for the roof and fixing the drainage issues. The house and garage only had one layer of shingles, so according to Roof Ops it was best to not disturb the roof, do the repairs, and install the metal roof right on top of the shingle roof. Once we got the quote (which came in lower than all the others) we decided to go forward with the work.
The week before the work started the panels arrived. Good thing the backyard was big enough to store it all. A total of 4 rattlesnakes were uncovered by the roofers in the yard during the roof installation.
Flashing was installed and fairings were put around things like the chimney to divert water (which should have been done originally). Then the entire roof was covered with a layer of protective blue plastic. This was nailed down directly on top of the existing shingle roof.
The flat panels were then installed. The panels are standing seam. The first panel gets screwed down to the roof on the seam, and the next panel overlaps the seam to keep water from getting to the screws. The panels are then clipped together. All of the cutting of the panels, bending, and drilling of holes for vents happened on the ground. The roofers then hauled the panels up for installation. Once the panels were on, drainage covers were installed over the seams.
The last part of the roof to be completed was the cupola at the top. The roofers left one metal panel on the main part of the roof off so that they could still walk up to the cupola to install the cap. New attic vents were also installed. Once the cupola was done, they installed the last metal panel. It's pretty much impossible to walk on a metal roof once it's done.
Before and After Photos
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Front view of garage before:
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Another view of the front after. The small peaked front porch was also done in the matching metal roofing.
We highly recommend Roof Ops if you are thinking about installing a metal roof in Tucson. This is one of the improvements that dramatically improved the look of the house and garage. Not to mention, now we don't have to worry about storms causing leaks and ripping more shingles off.
