Shingle Roofs
Shingles add beauty and depth to your home – plus they offer quality, durability and protection.
Shingle roofing can also offfer a wide range of striking dimensional styles and colors to complement any home’s architecture. Plus, the strength that any shingle offered by Austin 360 Roofing has come to be known for.
Shingle roofing can also be the most cost effective.
Tile Roofs
One of the most beautiful improvements you could make to your home is adding a tile roof. They don’t only provide extrodinary beauty but this will probably be the last roof you will ever have to install.
Roofing tiles can be ceramic (e.g., clay fired at a high temperature) or fabricated from cement concrete. Some of the lighter types use fibers (e.g., cellulose) dded for strength. The color of a tile may be dispersed throughout, or it may be applied in the form of a coating. Perhaps the most venerable type of roof tile is the Spanish style red barrel tile made from fired clay.
The modern version of this tile is sometimes a cement tile with a suitable coating In either case, the red color is due to the ubiquitous iron oxide material, hematite.
Advantages of tile include fire safety, as they are non-combustible, and durability.
Disadvantages include increased weight and cost compared with low-cost asphalt shingle roofs.
Metal Roofs
The lowest end metal roofing (thin gauge with acrylic or polyester paints) commonly called AG (agricultural) or Utility panels will last 20 to 30 years, which is roughly twice the lifespan of an average asphalt roof. Most metal roofing products today come with warranties from 25 to 50 years. Copper and Zinc details have historically been proved to last upwards of 100 years with little or no maintenance. The average life-span of asphalt shingles today (since 2001) is 6 to 9 years, while residential and commercial grade metal roofing usually lasts from 50-100+ years, depending on the type. The coatings and fixings on steel roof sheeting can be designed for different environments including industrial and marine locations.
Radiant Barriers
Radiant barriers are materials that are installed in buildings to reduce summer heat gain and winter heat loss, and hence to reduce building heating and cooling energy usage. The potential benefit of attic radiant barriers is primarily in reducing air-conditioning cooling loads in warm or hot climates. Radiant barriers usually consist of a thin sheet or coating of a highly reflective material, usually aluminum, applied to one or both sides of a number of substrate materials. These substrates include kraft paper, plastic films, cardboard, plywood sheathing, and air infiltration barrier material. Some products are fiber reinforced to increase the durability and ease of handling.
Gutters
Installing gutters on your home will not only add value and style to your home, gutters will actually protect you from very costly maintenance expenses in the future. Installing Gutters can prevent foundation problems, staining of masonary and siding and damage to landscaping to name a few.
