Why is the durable, environmentally sustainabler, net cheapest option always the one that is out of reach for the average person? It would look so swag. My crow brain is HEAVING! I want to live in the shiny penny house.

Also could anyone who has put on a metal roof share about their experience? Did it feel worth it? I’m planning to die in this house and I’m still young.

82 points

@Ea-nāṣir has great deals.

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44 points

lmao that got me so good.

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56 points

Unguarded construction sites are a valuable source of copper

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30 points

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7 points

So are pig stations, corporate mansions, US military bases, and summer homes…but they are guarded. Usually.

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43 points

What if instead of a roof of copper it was a boof of poppers and it’s just for the fellas

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19 points

everyone loves poppers!

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Corn Popper was a bad dude, and he ran a bunch of bad boys.

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Listen up Jack, I’ll run through some bad boys alright.

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I have a corrugated sheet metal roof, I didn’t realise metal roofing wasn’t common anywhere else. In Australia metal roofs are about 99% of new houses, it’s by far the cheapest option, durable, easy to install.

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23 points

Shit is like 2-3 more expensive in the U$ than shingle. I would love to have metal roofing.

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Yeah that’s wild. I’m sure shingles would be an option over here, ive never seen it and i doubt it would be any cheaper than sheet metal. Especially factoring in labour costs and definitely would not be cheaper accounting for the durability, im not expecting to have to replace my roof ever.

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14 points

Yeah, metal roofing lasts decades. Asphalt’s a byproduct of oil refining. I’m sure somebody’s making a lot of money off of it over here.

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14 points

If you tried to use asphalt shingles in Australia you’d have tar running down your walls after a couple summers.

Anyway you think that’s bad, wait until you see how much people in US have to pay for solar

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How loud is hail?

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Hmmm, guess its pretty loud? idk, it doesn’t really hail enough that i’ve really thought it. The sound of rail is nice and cosy though.

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11 points

It can get pretty loud, but the sound of rain makes it all ok.

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10 points

It sounds pretty similar to very heavy rain, there’s a slight difference in pitch

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7 points

I’ve mostly had terracotta tiled roofs growing up but yeah metal is common.

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5 points

It’s so hot in this room during summer. I want to live under a block of ice

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31 points

Imagine needing slanted roofs because you need to ensure protection against abundant rain and the possibility for snow to slide down. This comment was written by the Mediterranean flat-useable-terrace roof gang

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