Metal Roofing Types
Aluminum
Aluminum is highly receptive to today’s high-performance architectural coatings. A wide variety of factory-applied coatings and colors perform well and stay colorfast on aluminum roofs, which is critical for highly visible steep-slope roof applications. The coatings also help ensure virtually maintenance-free performance and long service life. As a top metal roofing company in Santa Fe, Fix My Roof has installed countless aluminum roofs.
Copper
Long life and low maintenance are critically important qualities for exterior treatments of commercial buildings. Metal is emerging as the material of choice in many roof and wall applications, and copper is a popular choice among metal types. A primary reason for this is its permanency. Copper roofs in Santa Fe can last decades, if not centuries.
Steel
Steel is considered a universal building product because of its strength, versatility, durability and economic value. Today, standing-seam metal roofs are used for countless structures, including shopping centers, schools, churches and libraries. According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, steel roof construction is used in nearly half of all low-rise commercial, industrial and institutional buildings erected in the past several years. Steel roofs remain popular in Santa Fe and the greater New Mexico region.
Terne
Terne is produced by coating metals such as carbon steel and stainless steel with a specially formulated alloy containing zinc and tin to dramatically increase corrosion resistance. When terne roofs were first used in colonial times, it contained roughly 80% lead and 20% tin. However, in the latter half of the 20th century, when lead was found to have potentially detrimental effects on health, the lead/tin alloy was replaced. In the mid-1990s, a new and superior zinc/tin alloy was produced that provides improved performance and aesthetics over the original — minus the health risks.
Zinc
Zinc roofs are a favorite material of our metal roofing company here in Sante Fe. Zinc is a natural material that never fades and retains its look over its entire life span. It is also a noncorrosive, environmentally friendly product with 100%-clear water runoff. Zinc’s anticorrosion qualities have led to its use extensively as a protective coating for steel and other
metals.
Fix My Roof is the premier metal roofing company in Santa Fe. All the metal roofs available on the market today benefit from a Silicone Restoration Membrane roofing treatment, which gives them new life and extends their natural protections, while also adding important UV coating and extra leak protection.