Bjorkstrand metal roofs

  • eelpout
    Posts: 92
    October 17, 2015 at 10:35 am #1571566

    I know they have a catchy jingle on their t.v. commercials but how is their work? I am in the market for a metal roof and was wondering if any of you have used Bjorkstrand Metal Roofing and how your experience with them was.

    aleb
    Butler county Iowa
    Posts: 342
    October 18, 2015 at 8:53 pm #1571730

    I put on a metal roof a few years ago. This has nothing to do with your question. Be sure to tell your tax man and your insurance people about the metal roof . Tax break and insurance rate deduction !!!!!!

    crappie55369
    Mound, MN
    Posts: 5757
    October 19, 2015 at 10:08 am #1571818

    you get a tax break for having a metal roof? I was thinking about getting a metal roof on my house. what are the pros and cons?

    eelpout
    Posts: 92
    October 19, 2015 at 11:58 am #1571867

    aleb, that is news to me also. I have heard that a metal roof can lower your insurance premium but I never heard of it lowering your taxes. Can you explain?

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18531
    October 19, 2015 at 11:59 am #1571868

    pro-cats wont like walking on your roof when the sun is shining

    con-cell phone coverage diminished significantly inside your home

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11519
    October 19, 2015 at 12:07 pm #1571871

    We’re all going to have metal roofs in the future, IMO. The reason is because the insurance industry is tried of giving everyone free roofs after every time 5 hail stones fall in a given area. Over time they are going to just keep jacking up rates for anyone who does not have metal.

    We’ll be going metal the next time we re-roof. Asphalt was good at one time because it was cheap. Times change.

    Grouse

    aleb
    Butler county Iowa
    Posts: 342
    October 19, 2015 at 7:58 pm #1571987

    Tax break happens if you install a product that has an energy rating. The installer should know about this and provide the necessary documents.
    Pros? Will last for years some as much as 50 years.
    Con? Subject to avalanche. Snow will slide off

    muskie-tim
    Rush City MN
    Posts: 838
    October 20, 2015 at 4:48 am #1572066

    Metal roofs can get damaged by hail also. We are replacing a metal roof next week because of hail damage back in June. Granted in our case the hail was 2 1/2 inches in diameter and also damaged the siding. The metal also does affect cell phone coverage as Suzuki said. We ended up putting up a cell phone antenna on the roof to increase the signal in the house.

    eelpout
    Posts: 92
    October 20, 2015 at 1:20 pm #1572198

    Aleb, thanks for that little bit of info, I will have to check into that. As for an avalanche, the roof I’m installing is a stone coated, shake style, 29 gauge metal which will not cause a snow slide. I do have a question about the application though, if anyone with experience in metal roofs knows the pro’s and con’s of installing battens or going with a direct to deck install?

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