Medium Or Heavy Shake

I put on a Gerard metal roof to replace my heavy shake. I live in a heavy hail area and got a 27% reduction in my homeowners insurace too. If you are in a fire area you probably would get a similar reduction. I decided to go with the tile.

What was the cost difference of steel v/s Asphalt? Were the roof rafters strong enough to suport the weight of the steel shingles?

Thanks

Tom

I think closer to the cost of shake. My insurance company paid for mine. Hail took out a heavy shake roof..

The Gerard roof is relatively light weight and can be applied directly over asphalt. It is certinally ligher than wet shake. The company says they are lighter than asphalt:

After six years my roof still looks like new.

Thank you for your suggestions. I'm sure that there are alternative roofing materials that are good, but I wonder if someone has an answer to my question. National Courtesy Council

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