When you are a homeowner, you take pride in the way your home looks. You also want to ensure you’re keeping everything up to date so you can save money, keep your home in good shape all while making it look great in the process. Home improvement can be done by yourself or by home improvement professionals. Some of the most important aspects of improving your home are updating your siding, decks, windows and roof.
Upgrading your home can be done for a variety of reasons. Whether you just want to improve the look of your home, reinforce older parts or you’re working on repairing property damage, home improvement services can help you out.
Perks of Upgrading Your Home
While everyone loves owning an eye appealing house, there are many other perks to updating parts of your home.
Metal Roofing
While there are several materials to use for a roof, metal roofing provides the biggest return on your investment. The national average is 85.9% on recoups. The east coast alone sees returns as high as 95.5%. When it comes to sales, homes that use metal roofing generally have a 6% resale value gain over homes that choose other roofing materials. Since metal shingles are much easier and faster to install than the alternatives, the cost for installing a metal roof is approximately 20% cheaper. You will also save money on metal roofing because many homes are able to save 25% on the annual energy bill. Metal roofing can even provide other benefits, as many insurance companies offer discounts around 30% on homeowners insurance when the home is protected by a metal roof.
For those who love to benefit the earth by recycling, metal roofs will satisfy your desires. There can be 30% to 60% of recycled metal materials in a metal roof, and once you replace it, it is 100% recyclable. Owning a metal roof will also protect your home better when weather gets rough. If you live in area that has frequent high winds are hurricanes, you’ll feel safer knowing that most metal roofing systems can withstand winds of 110 to 160 mph.
Metal roofs last longer than shingle roofs. Shingled roofs usually need to replaced every 12 to 17 years. If you own a metal roof that uses exposed fasteners, they should be re-tightened every 10 to 15 years, but the roofing does not need to be replaced. A metal roof will last 50 years, about 3 to 7 times longer than other roofing alternatives.
