With 62% of roofing contractors expecting their metal roof sales to rise in 2024, there’s a reason why metal roofing material has become so popular. Metal roofs offer several benefits, such as ...

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Can you avoid tearing off your old asphalt shingle roof by putting a steel roof over it? Maybe. Most codes now allow no more than two layers of roofing before requiring a complete tear-off. So, if ...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...