Metal Roofing Myths

Metal roofing has outgrown its barn-roof reputation, but the myths persist at kitchen tables across Minnesota. This installment sets the record straight, myth by myth, with the confidence of a company that installs nothing else on its own buildings.

Myth one: metal attracts lightning. Lightning targets the tallest object, not the shiniest, and a grounded metal roof conducts a strike safely if one ever comes. Myth two: hail destroys metal. Certified steel panels carry impact ratings that asphalt can only envy; the dents that demolish shingles leave steel cosmetically amused. Myth three: it is loud in rain. Properly installed over solid decking with attic insulation, rain on metal is a soft drumming most owners describe as cozy.

Myth four: metal rusts. Modern Galvalume and galvanized steels with baked-on finishes are engineered for decades; coastal salt air is their adversary, not our snowbanks. Myth five: it looks industrial. Walk our sample wall, stone-coated profiles that read as shake, slate and tile, standing seam in thirty colors, and try to find the barn.

Myth six, our favorite: metal is too expensive. Spread across two to three lifespans of asphalt, plus energy savings and insurance goodwill, the lifetime math embarrasses the sticker shock. Bring your calculator and your doubts to the sample table. Both leave lighter.