Pros

  • Long service life. Usually it is 50 years or more.
  • Can be used in any climate, the temperature range of use is from minus 50 to plus 70.
  • Among the important pros of metal tiles is the ability to work with it at any time of the year, since it is not afraid of temperature fluctuations.
  • One square meter of this material weighs no more than six kilograms, which allows you to lay metal tiles even on the lathing and use it to cover houses with a light foundation. The lightness of the material also makes it easier to work with it.
  • Another of the undoubted advantages of metal tiles is the variety of appearance. The color and shape of individual elements can be selected from a catalog containing a huge number of options.
  • In terms of price-quality ratio, this is one of the best roofing materials available even for economy-class housing.
  • An important advantage of metal tiles is their high resistance to fire.
  • A roof made using metal tiles is more durable than any other due to the smaller number of seams.
  • Roofing materials are supplemented with all the necessary components for installing not only the roof itself, but also drains, ebbs and other structural elements.
  • A big advantage of metal tiles over other roofing materials is the speed of installation. One hundred square meters can be covered with special screws by two specialists in one shift.
  • Preparatory work is made easier by the fact that the old flat roof does not have to be dismantled, metal tiles can be laid directly on roofing felt or tar paper, which will serve as additional hydro-insulation.

Minus

  • If the roof has a complex shape, when “cutting” the sheets, it is necessary to adjust the pattern, which increases the amount of unusable scraps of material. Waste can make up to 30% of the original amount of metal tiles.
  • Another minus of metal tiles is sound insulation, which is far from ideal. All sounds will be clearly audible under the roof. The problem is solved by laying a soundproofing underlay.
  • The tiles have a relief, so snow does not roll off them too readily. Therefore, it is important to observe the roof slope.
  • Perhaps the most unpleasant of the disadvantages of metal tiles is their low resistance to mechanical impacts. During installation or exposure to hail on the roof, scratches easily form in the thin polymer coating, which means that corrosion begins quickly, and the material may last much less than the stated period. Therefore, you need to handle metal tiles very carefully during installation, and also choose a suitable metal tile coating.